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chemobiosised adj. Sufficiently drunk to retreat into a toxin-proof stillness until the morning has passed. Taleesa was chemobiosised by dawn, wrapped in a coat and unresponsive to breakfast. chemobrained adj. Having drunk more than the morning can organise, with thoughts arriving in chemically altered fragments. Elihue was chemobrained and put the kettle in the cupboard beside the cereal. chemocatalysised adj. You have drunk enough to make every small domestic reaction proceed much faster than intended. Darrionna became chemocatalysised and turned a question about toast into an argument before sunrise. chemocauteried adj. You are drunk and have sealed the evening's more delicate conclusions with caustic certainty. Junea woke chemocauteried, having closed every discussion with a remark nobody could soften. chemoceptioned adj. Of a drinker: detecting the morning chiefly by its chemical signals, particularly coffee and stale lager. Driston was chemoceptioned and located coffee without opening his eyes. chemoceptored adj. Of a drinker who has become chiefly responsive to chemical cues, especially the scent of breakfast. Sulia was chemoceptored by nine, following the smell of toast through the building. chemochromed adj. Describing a drinker who has acquired the unmistakable colouring of the morning after. Bean looked chemochromed beside the white kitchen tiles, asking whether the curtains were always that bright. chemoclined adj. A drinker who has established a firm boundary between the upper layer and the sediment below. Brittanae was chemoclined by breakfast, conversational above and entirely unavailable beneath. chemocommunicationed adj. A drinker so far gone that messages are transmitted by smell, gesture, and the opening of cupboards. Vidhya was chemocommunicationed, signalling for water by pointing solemnly at the sink. chemoconvulsanted adj. The state of being drunk and subject to brief, involuntary negotiations with gravity. Ameya was chemoconvulsanted at breakfast, dropping the spoon whenever the room shifted. chemocyaninned adj. The condition of a drinker who guides every remaining thought towards pollen, flowers, or another drink. Brylyn was chemocyaninned, directing the morning's conversation towards lilies and their reproductive arrangements. chemocytokined adj. The drunkenness of one who summons every nearby person towards the same poorly chosen idea. Elle-ann became chemocytokined and gathered the household around an unfinished explanation. chemodectomaed adj. Reduced by drink to a small, persistent swelling at the centre of the sofa. Seldon was chemodectomaed beneath a blanket, barely distinguishable from the cushions. chemodegradationed adj. Softened by drink into a form that can no longer maintain its previous shape by morning. Claritha was chemodegradationed, collapsing gently whenever she attempted to stand. chemodenervationed adj. Sharpened by drink into a person whose nerves have resigned from ordinary duties. Wana was chemodenervationed and approached the kettle with excessive caution. chemodenitrificationed adj. Loosened by drink into nitrogenous uncertainty, with yesterday's firm intentions reduced to fumes. Airielle woke chemodenitrificationed, unable to account for the plans written on her hand.