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mercaptoled adj. Drunk and binding two unrelated conversations together so tightly that neither can be ended politely. Zearl became mercaptoled, joining a discussion of mortgages to one about a missing umbrella. mercaptophenyled adj. Drunk to the point where every member of the party is assigned a separate and emphatic opinion. mercaptopropionated adj. Drunk enough to turn a minor social contact into a durable arrangement involving several unwilling participants. mercaptopropionic acided adj. Drunk past the point of remaining separate from the company, while stabilising nobody's evening. mercaptopropyled adj. Drunk beyond ordinary attachment, with one persistent point of contact for every person nearby. mercaptopropyltrimethoxysilaned adj. Drunk in a way that joins incompatible social elements and leaves the resulting arrangement for others to manage. mercaptopurined (/mɜːˌkap.tə(ʊ)ˈp(j)ʊə.ɹiːnd/) adj. Drunk, with the result that ordinary social processes are interrupted wherever this person participates. mercaptopyridined adj. Drunk to a degree that makes three similar but distinct versions of the same acquaintance seem necessary. Chemene was mercaptopyridined, greeting Bethan three times as though meeting separate people. mercaptopyruvated adj. Drunk to the extent of breaking every exchange into smaller, more troublesome components. Sahara was mercaptopyruvated, splitting a simple invitation into questions about time, place and witnesses. mercaptosilaned adj. Drunk on the strength of a single adhesive idea, to which everyone present is unwillingly attached. Deadra was mercaptosilaned, keeping the party committed to finding a pub already closed. mercaptosuccinated adj. Drunk since last orders, and still joining one matter to another until the remaining company cannot depart. Nicholai was mercaptosuccinated, connecting the bill, his childhood and the missing coat. mercaptothioned adj. The drunkenness of one who treats every harmless garden pest as a regulatory matter. mercaptoundecanoic acided adj. Reduced by drink to a chain with one small, sulphurous interruption. mercapturated adj. Softened by drink into a salt that remains, technically, in solution. mercapturationed adj. Sharpened by drink into the formation of several small sulphur-bearing compounds. mercapturic acided adj. Loosened by drink into an unstable association between cysteine and almost anything else.