Adjective: intoxicant in'tók-si-kunt
- Causing intoxication, e.g. due to alcohol or drugs
"The intoxicant effects of the wine were apparent after just one glass";
- intoxicating
- A liquor or brew containing alcohol as the active agent
"intoxicant ruined him";
- alcohol, alcoholic drink, alcoholic beverage, inebriant, juice [N. Amer, informal], booze [informal]
- A drug that can produce a state of intoxication
"Alcohol is a common intoxicant at social gatherings"
Derived forms: intoxicants
See also: alcoholic
Type of: beverage, drink, drinkable, drug, drug of abuse, potable [formal], street drug
Encyclopedia: Intoxicant