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phosphorened adj. Of a drinker: arranged in two flat layers, with the conversation forming a rather loose honeycomb. Canio stood phosphorened by the bar, speaking across two separate layers of conversation. phosphorescenced (/ˌfɒs.fəˈɹɛs.ənsd/) adj. Of a drinker who has begun to give off light without generating any useful warmth or direction. Dejahna went phosphorescenced near closing time and appeared to glow beside the fruit machine. phosphorescented adj. Describing a drinker who remains faintly luminous after the last lamp has been switched off. Lad came phosphorescented from the pub, visible all the way down the unlit street. phosphoresidued adj. A drinker who has left a chemically persistent remainder on every conversation entered. Nkauj went phosphoresidued through the bar, leaving the same argument behind at each table. phosphoreted adj. A drinker so far gone that the evening proceeds without oxygen, and nobody can explain the compound. Azira became phosphoreted after darts, conducting a conversation in gestures and stale smoke. phosphoretted hydrogened adj. The state of being drunk and quietly liable to become a problem when exposed to fresh air. phosphorgummited adj. The condition of a drinker who has become sticky, mineral-looking and difficult to remove from the bar. Malyssa sat phosphorgummited on the high stool until the cleaner worked around her. phosphoribohydrolased adj. The drunkenness of one who breaks every elaborate arrangement down into smaller, wetter components. phosphoriboisomerased adj. Reduced by drink to the same substance in a different arrangement, with the change going largely unacknowledged. phosphoribomutased adj. Softened by drink into changing one small part of every story while insisting it remains identical. phosphoriboproteined adj. Sharpened by drink into a person with one small opinion firmly attached to everything else. phosphoribosed adj. Loosened by drink into a sugar-phosphate sort of person, with the evening running freely through every speech. Etheline went phosphoribosed beside the bar, her plans dissolving pleasantly into talk. phosphoribosyl pyrophosphated adj. Slowed by drink to transferring one small piece of conversation at a time, with considerable chemical ceremony. phosphoribosyladenosined adj. Drunk to the point where each connection requires another connection before anything can be said plainly. Jayd became phosphoribosyladenosined and linked the barmaid's dog to a story about trains. phosphoribosylamined adj. Drunk enough to occupy the intermediate stage between having a thought and doing anything with it. Raschelle was phosphoribosylamined at the bar, midway between ordering and remembering her order. phosphoribosylaminoimidazole carboxylased adj. Drunk beyond ordinary synthesis, converting every simple pub matter into a compound with several unnecessary parts.