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]

(US) IPA^(key): /æbˈɪɹ.ɪ.tn̩t/
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Adjective[edit]

abirritant (comparative more abirritant, superlative most abirritant)

(medicine) Acting to diminish irritation; soothing.

Translations[edit]

acting to diminish irritation

Dutch: antiprikkelend
German: reizmindernd
Korean: 항자극성 (hangjageukseong)

Noun[edit]

abirritant (plural abirritants)

(pharmacology) A medicine that diminishes irritation.

References[edit]

^ 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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