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irritant

POS

Adjective, Noun

HYPHEN

ir=ri=tant

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WORDNET DICTIONARY

Noun irritant has 1 sense

irritant(n = noun.cognition) thorn - something that causes irritation and annoyance; "he's a thorn in my flesh"

is a kind of annoyance, bother, botheration, infliction, pain, pain in the ass, pain in the neck

Derived form verb irritate₁

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CIDE DICTIONARY

irritant, a. [LL. irritants, -antis, p. pr. of irritare to make null, fr. L. irritus void; pref. ir- not + ratus established.].

Rendering null and void; conditionally invalidating. [1913 Webster]

"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." [1913 Webster]

irritant, a. [L. irritans, -antis, p. pr. of irritare: cf. F. irritant. See Irritate to excite.].

Irritating; producing irritation or inflammation. [1913 Webster]

irritant, n. [Cf. F. irritant.].

That which irritates or excites. [1913 Webster]
Any agent by which irritation is produced; as, a chemical irritant; a mechanical or electrical irritant. [1913 Webster]
A poison that produces inflammation. [1913 Webster]

Counter irritant. See under Counter. -- Pure irritant (Toxicology), a poison that produces inflammation without any corrosive action upon the tissues.

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OXFORD DICTIONARY

irritant, adj. & n.
--adj. causing irritation.
--n. an irritant substance.

Derivative

irritancy n.

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