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inebriant, a. and n.|ɪˈniːbrɪənt| [ad. L. inēbriānt-em, pres. pple. of inēbriāre to inebriate. Cf. OF. inébriant (15th c. in Godef.).] a. adj. That inebriates; intoxicating. b. n. An inebriating substance or agent; an intoxicant.
1819Pantologia s.v., Inebriants..are properly divided into native and artificial. 1828Webster, Inebriant, intoxicating. 1859R. F. Burton Centr. Afr. in Jrnl. Geog. Soc. XXIX. 224 The favourite inebriant is tembo or palm-toddy. 1897Allbutt's Syst. Med. III. 435 Among the inebriants alcohol may cause..an intensely red colour [of the interior of the stomach]. |