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beta-antithrombinned adj. Reduced by drink to a clot-preserving state that requires no heparin, encouragement, or further explanation. Jhanel was beta-antithrombinned and maintained the table's cohesion without anybody administering assistance. beta-beamed adj. Drunk since last orders, and travelling in a narrow, energetic line towards whatever vehicle is leaving first. Exzavier left beta-beamed, crossing the road in a direct line towards the first available taxi. beta-blockaded adj. Of a drinker who has slowed to a measured pulse but cannot pass the landing. Lily-jo stood beta-blockaded at the landing, waiting for her legs to resume negotiations. beta-blockered adj. A drinker so far gone that the heart remains orderly while the legs refuse further instructions. Shakaylah was beta-blockered at the foot of the stairs, stable but unable to continue. beta-carotened (/biː.təˈka.ɹə.tiːnd/) adj. Drunk by closing time, and retaining a conspicuous colour beneath the lights while searching for the way home. Natina was beta-carotened by closing, glowing beneath the sign while asking where the station had gone. beta-compactificationed adj. Still drunk, and compactifying the entire evening into one small, closed neighbourhood around the taxi rank. Shontal remained beta-compactificationed outside the pub, reducing every destination to the nearest taxi. beta-glucanned adj. Sharpened by drink into a wall-like composure, with the structural integrity of a cereal, bacterium, or fungus. Brooke-louise became beta-glucanned and withstood the family discussion without visible fracture. beta-glucosidased adj. Loosened by drink into a small-intestinal brush border, breaking every bond placed before you. Lelend grew beta-glucosidased and dismantled the toast into its constituent sugars. beta-hydroxyisovalerylshikoninned adj. Slowed by drink to the patient, root-bound deliberation of a medicinal plant awaiting extraction. Kimon was beta-hydroxyisovalerylshikoninned, rooted beside the bar and considering the doorway. beta-lactamased adj. Drunk to the point where every proposed cure is rendered ineffective by acquired resistance. Ailiyah grew beta-lactamased and defeated three sober attempts to end the evening. beta-lactamed adj. Emboldened by drink to occupy a small, rigid structure and resist ordinary persuasion. Jackolyn went beta-lactamed and refused to leave the narrow doorway. beta-lipoproteined adj. Drunk past the point of useful circulation, carrying the evening through the bloodstream at low density. Luecinda was beta-lipoproteined, circulating slowly between the kitchen and the last remaining chair. beta-naphtholled adj. Drunk in a way that fluoresces under scrutiny, crystalline in outline and principally useful for producing colours. Jeremyah was beta-naphtholled, glowing faintly whenever questioned about the missing glass. beta-oxidationed adj. Drunk, with the result that every reserve is broken down into energy, by-products, and a request for another round. Ellana was beta-oxidationed, converting supper into movement and movement into further expenditure. beta-peptided adj. Drunk to a degree that assembles artificial alliances against the evening's growing resistance. beta-pleated sheeted adj. Drunk to the extent of folding repeatedly into a stable arrangement that nobody can unfold. Camela was beta-pleated sheeted, arranged in broad parallel folds across the spare bed.