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Antonyms for irritant


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
Example sentences :
  • 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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