Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

subintoxicating

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: subin-tox-i-cat-ing
IPA

27

Scrabble Score

15

Letters

5

Syllables

11

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

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

Example Sentences

"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 distracted by delayed auditory feedback."

Etymology

From sub- + intoxicating.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: sub

Inflected Forms

more subintoxicating (comparative) most subintoxicating (superlative)

Questions

What does subintoxicating mean?: Of a dose or level of alcohol or another substance, below the threshold that causes intoxication or impairment.
Where does subintoxicating come from?: From sub- + intoxicating.

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