abirritant
English
editEtymology
editFrom ab- (prefix from Latin ab (“from”)) + irritant, from French irritant, from Latin irrītō (“to irritate”).[1]
Pronunciation
editAdjective
editabirritant (comparative more abirritant, superlative most abirritant)
- (medicine) Acting to diminish irritation; soothing.
Translations
editacting to diminish irritation
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Noun
editabirritant (plural abirritants)
- (pharmacology) A medicine that diminishes irritation.
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