abirritant

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English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

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

Pronunciation[edit]

Adjective[edit]

abirritant (comparative more abirritant, superlative most abirritant)

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

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Noun[edit]

abirritant (plural abirritants)

  1. (pharmacology) A medicine that diminishes irritation.

References[edit]

  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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