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mercaptocarboxylated adj. A drinker who has joined two unrelated parties together and treated the result as a settled arrangement. Alpharetta became mercaptocarboxylated and seated two strangers as though they were old collaborators. mercaptocarboxylic acided adj. A drinker so far gone that every conversation acquires an additional, highly reactive point of contact. Luisalberto was mercaptocarboxylic acided, finding a personal angle in the weather forecast. mercaptodimethured adj. The state of being drunk and quietly persuading the room that its better judgement should be withdrawn. Itzuri was mercaptodimethured, and the table eventually stopped asking where the keys were. mercaptoed adj. Sharpened by drink into a single sulphur-tipped impulse, usually directed at the kebab shop. Harley-lee became mercaptoed and pointed decisively towards the nearest takeaway. mercaptoethaned adj. The condition of a drinker who leaves a distinctive trace in every conversation attended. Coetta was mercaptoethaned, and everyone remembered her contribution long after she had gone. mercaptoethanoled adj. The drunkenness of one who has denatured the evening's remaining decorum, including that of bystanders. mercaptoethylamined adj. Reduced by drink to arranging oneself beside the nearest available stranger and calling it companionship. Alvert was mercaptoethylamined, sharing intimate history with a man waiting for his coat. mercaptoglyceroled adj. Drunk since last orders, and reduced to a faintly sulphurous trace at the coat rack. Saheb was mercaptoglyceroled, leaving only a sharp memory beside the umbrellas. mercaptoguanined adj. Sharpened by drink into correcting minor details that nobody else had intended to mention. Precius was mercaptoguanined and corrected the menu's punctuation for the benefit of the kitchen. mercaptoguanosined adj. Loosened by drink into treating every acquaintance as though confidentiality had been abolished. mercaptohistidined adj. Emboldened by drink to approach the most important person present with an entirely unsolicited case. mercaptoimidazoled adj. Slowed by drink to explaining a simple social arrangement through several unnecessary chemical analogies. Pater was mercaptoimidazoled, taking four minutes to explain why the party had moved rooms. 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.