irritant

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English [edit]

Etymology [edit]

From French

Adjective [edit]

irritant (not comparable)

  1. Causing irritation or inflammation.
  2. (law, Scotland) Rendering null and void; conditionally invalidating.
    • Hayward
      The states elected Harry, Duke of Anjou, for their king, with this clause irritant; that, if he did violate any part of his oath, the people should owe him no allegiance.

Noun [edit]

irritant (plural irritants)

  1. Any medication designed to cause irritation
  2. A source of irritation.

Catalan [edit]

Adjective [edit]

irritant m, f (masculine and feminine plural irritants)

  1. irritating, annoying

Verb [edit]

irritant

  1. Present participle of irritar.

French [edit]

Verb [edit]

irritant

  1. Present participle of irriter.

Adjective [edit]

irritant m (feminine irritante, masculine plural irritants, feminine plural irritantes)

  1. irritating; annoying

Noun [edit]

irritant m (plural irritants)

  1. (medicine) irritant

Latin [edit]

Verb [edit]

irrītant

  1. third-person plural present active indicative of irrītō