abirritant

[ ab-ir-i-tuhnt ]

/ æbˈɪr ɪ tənt /

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noun

a soothing medication.

adjective

relieving or lessening irritation; soothing.

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Origin of abirritant

First recorded in 1875–80; ab- + irritant

Words nearby abirritant

abiosis, abiotic, abiotic factor, abiotrophy, A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush, abirritant, abirritate, Abishag, a bit, Abitibi, abjad

British Dictionary definitions for abirritant

abirritant

/ (æbˈɪrɪtənt) /

adjective

relieving irritation

noun

any drug or agent that relieves irritation

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