What does intoxicant mean?

Definitions for intoxicant
ɪnˈtɒk sɪ kəntin·tox·i·cant

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. alcohol, alcoholic drink, alcoholic beverage, intoxicant, inebriantnoun

    a liquor or brew containing alcohol as the active agent

    "alcohol (or drink) ruined him"

  2. intoxicantadjective

    a drug that can produce a state of intoxication

  3. intoxicant, intoxicatingadjective

    causing

Wiktionary

  1. intoxicantnoun

    That which intoxicates; an intoxicating agent; as, alcohol, opium and laughing gas are intoxicants.

  2. intoxicantnoun

    Poison.

  3. intoxicantadjective

    Intoxicating.

Wikipedia

  1. intoxicant

    A psychoactive drug, psychopharmaceutical, psychoactive agent or psychotropic drug is a chemical substance that changes functions of the nervous system, and results in alterations in perception, mood, consciousness, cognition, or behavior.These substances may be used medically, recreationally, for spiritual reasons - for example, to alter one's consciousness (as with entheogens for ritual, spiritual or shamanic purposes), or for research. Some categories of psychoactive drugs may be prescribed by physicians and other healthcare practitioners because of their therapeutic value. Examples of medication categories that may contain potentially beneficial psychoactive drugs include, but are not limited to:

ChatGPT

  1. intoxicant

    An intoxicant is a substance that, when ingested or consumed, alters normal bodily function or mental state, often causing diminished control over behavior, leading to drunkenness or inebriation. It can be a legal or illegal drug, such as alcohol, marijuana, opioids, etc. Intoxicants are usually addictive and can be harmful or potentially lethal when consumed in excess.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Intoxicantnoun

    that which intoxicates; an intoxicating agent; as, alcohol, opium, and laughing gas are intoxicants

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of intoxicant in Chaldean Numerology is: 9

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of intoxicant in Pythagorean Numerology is: 3

Examples of intoxicant in a Sentence

  1. Kedar Joshi:

    Pain is a poison; pleasure an intoxicant.

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