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Definition of Inebriant
1. Noun. A liquor or brew containing alcohol as the active agent. "Alcohol (or drink) ruined him"
Generic synonyms: Drug Of Abuse, Street Drug, Beverage, Drink, Drinkable, Potable
Specialized synonyms: Proof Spirit, Home Brew, Homebrew, Hooch, Hootch, Kava, Kavakava, Aperitif, Brew, Brewage, Rice Beer, Sake, Saki, Nipa, Vino, Wine, Booze, Hard Drink, Hard Liquor, John Barleycorn, Liquor, Spirits, Strong Drink, Ethyl Alcohol, Neutral Spirits, Pulque, Cordial, Liqueur, Mixed Drink, Hard Cider, Perry, Rotgut, Slug, Koumiss, Kumis
Derivative terms: Alcoholic, Alcoholize, Alcoholize, Inebriate, Intoxicate
Definition of Inebriant
1. a. Intoxicating.
2. n. Anything that intoxicates, as opium, alcohol, etc.; an intoxicant.
Definition of Inebriant
1. Noun. An Intoxicating agent. ¹
2. Adjective. Intoxicating; inebriating. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Inebriant
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Medical Definition of Inebriant
1. 1. Making drunk; intoxicating. 2. An intoxicant, such as alcohol. Origin: see inebriety (05 Mar 2000)
Lexicographical Neighbors of Inebriant
Literary usage of Inebriant
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Retrospect of Medicine by William Braithwaite (1863)
"It is a narcotic poison, and it is placed by Dr. Headland amongst the inebriant
narcotics, of which he says,— "The medicines of this order, taking alcohol ..."
2. On the action of medicines in the system by Frederick William Headland (1868)
"Though possessing no marked stimulant power over the function of mind, like that
of the inebriant Narcotics, yet they certainly exalt the activity of the ..."
3. Licensed Houses: An Examination of the License Law of the Commonwealth of by Lucius Manlius Sargent, M. L. V. (1833)
"With such the cheapest inebriant, and the most effectual in its operation ...
A heavy duty on gin drives the tippler to beer or some cheaper inebriant; and, ..."
4. Monthly Journal of Medical Science (1853)
"Our distinction between a stimulant, our author's " inebriant," and a narcotic,
his " soporific," is, that the former produces excitement, ..."
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