abirritant

English

Etymology

From ab- (prefix from Latin ab (“from”)) +‎ irritant, from French irritant, from Latin irrītō (“to irritate”).[1]

Pronunciation

  • (US) IPA(key): /æbˈɪɹ.ɪ.tn̩t/
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Adjective

abirritant (comparative more abirritant, superlative most abirritant)

  1. (medicine) Acting to diminish irritation; soothing.

Translations

Noun

abirritant (plural abirritants)

  1. (pharmacology) A medicine that diminishes irritation.

References

  1. ^ Thomas, Clayton L., editor (1940), Taber's Encyclopedic Medical Dictionary, 5th edition, Philadelphia, PA: F. A. Davis Company, published 1993, →ISBN, page 6
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