... giving them [the birds] salt water to drink and milk as a detoxicant against the oil they have swallowed (New Yorker).
Useful english dictionary. 2012.
tox|i|cant — «TOK suh kuhnt», adjective, noun. –adj. poisonous; toxic. –n. 1. = poison. (Cf. ↑poison) 2. = intoxicant. (Cf. ↑intoxicant) ╂[< Medieval Latin toxicans, antis, present participle of toxicare to poison < Late Latin toxicus; see etym. under … Useful english dictionary
in|tox|i|cant — «ihn TOK suh kuhnt», noun, adjective. –n. 1. an alcoholic liquor. 2. any drug that intoxicates. –adj. = intoxicating. (Cf. ↑intoxicating) … Useful english dictionary
phy|to|tox|i|cant — «FY toh TOK suh kuhnt», noun. any substance toxic to plants … Useful english dictionary
tox — tox·ic; tox·i·cant; tox·o·dont; tox·o·don·tia; tox·oph·i·lite; de·tox·i·ca·tion; de·tox·i·ca·tor; ex·ci·to·tox·ic·i·ty; fun·gi·tox·ic·i·ty; in·tox·i·cant·ly; in·tox·i·cat·ing·ly; me·tox·e·ny; tox·ae·mia; tox·ae·mic; tox·e·mic; tox·i·cal·ly;… … English syllables
in·tox·i·cant — /ınˈtɑːksıkənt/ noun, pl cants [count] formal : something (such as an acoholic drink) that causes people to become excited or confused and less able to control what they say or do : an intoxicating substance The use of intoxicants and stimulants… … Useful english dictionary
cant — ap·pli·cant; cant; cant·i·ly; cant·ing; cant·let; cant·ly; cant·saw; cla·rif·i·cant; com·pli·cant; co·rus·cant; de·cant; de·cant·ate; de·cant·er; ded·i·cant; des·cant·er; des·cant·ist; fab·ri·cant; im·pec·cant; im·pli·cant; in·cant; in·di·cant;… … English syllables
toxicant — tox·i·cant … English syllables
toxicant — tox•i•cant [[t]ˈtɒk sɪ kənt[/t]] adj. 1) pha poisonous; toxic 2) a poison • Etymology: 1880–85 … From formal English to slang
intoxicant — in·tox·i·cant … English syllables
intoxicantly — in·tox·i·cant·ly … English syllables
