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| Grammar : Noun |
| Spell : ir-i-tnt |
| Phonetic Transcription : ˈɪr ɪ tnt |
Definition of irritant
Origin :- 1630s, from Latin irritantem (nominative irritans), present participle of irritare (see irritate). As a noun, from 1802.
- noun annoyance
- Tonic, irritant, and caustic; dose internally, one to two drachms.
- Extract from : « Cattle and Their Diseases » by Robert Jennings
- Irritant, cathartic, stimulant, and antiseptic; one to one and a half pounds.
- Extract from : « Cattle and Their Diseases » by Robert Jennings
- Narcotic, anti-spasmodic, and irritant poison; one to two drachms.
- Extract from : « Cattle and Their Diseases » by Robert Jennings
- It is used externally as an irritant or vesicant to the skin.
- Extract from : « Poisons: Their Effects and Detection » by Alexander Wynter Blyth
- He must seize what is tickling him, putting his hand rapidly to the irritant.
- Extract from : « Montessori Elementary Materials » by Maria Montessori
- Some patients are sensitive to one irritant, some to many irritants.
- Extract from : « The Treatment of Hay Fever » by George Frederick Laidlaw
- Any thing which causes cough, as an irritant gas, will do it.
- Extract from : « The Action of Medicines in the System » by Frederick William Headland
- The Bicarbonates of the fixed alkalies are best, because least irritant.
- Extract from : « The Action of Medicines in the System » by Frederick William Headland
- It is also caustic and irritant when applied externally in any form.
- Extract from : « The Action of Medicines in the System » by Frederick William Headland
- Sometimes it is almost an irritant from the contrast it suggests.
- Extract from : « The Rivers and Streams of England » by A.G. Bradley
Synonyms for irritant
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