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subintoxicating

subintoxicating adjective: of a dose or level of alcohol or another substance, below the threshold that causes intoxication or impairment.

Adjective

subintoxicating (comparative more subintoxicating, superlative most subintoxicating)

  1. Of a dose or level of alcohol or another substance, below the threshold that causes intoxication or impairment.
    • Manno et al. (128) compared the effect of smoked marihuana (5-10 mg THC) with a subintoxicating level of alcohol (50 mg % blood alcohol concentration which is about the level produced by three bottles of beer in a 150 lb man) on performance on a pursuit rotor task and on mental function tests while...1971, By United States, Congress, Senate, Committee on Public Works, Marihuana and Health, A Report To The Congress From The Secretary, Department of Health, Education, and Welfare, page 65

Forms of subintoxicating

comparativemore subintoxicating
superlativemost subintoxicating

Origin of subintoxicating

From sub- + intoxicating.

Questions about subintoxicating

What does subintoxicating mean?
Subintoxicating means of a dose or level of alcohol or another substance, below the threshold that causes intoxication or impairment.
What part of speech is subintoxicating?
Subintoxicating is an adjective.

Words near subintoxicating in the dictionary

  1. subintervals
  2. subintestinal
  3. subintima
  4. subintimal
  5. subintimally
  6. subintoxicating
  7. subintrant
  8. subintroduc'd
  9. subintroduce
  10. subintroduced
  11. subintroduces

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