- Abirritant
- Abirritant Ab*ir"ri*tant, n. (Med.) A medicine that diminishes irritation. [1913 Webster]
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Abirritant
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abirritant — /ab ir i teuhnt/, Med. n. 1. a soothing medication. adj. 2. relieving or lessening irritation; soothing. [1875 80; AB + IRRITANT] * * * abirritant, a. and n. Med. (æbˈɪrɪtənt) [f. L. ab off, away + … Useful english dictionary
abirritant — /ab ir i teuhnt/, Med. n. 1. a soothing medication. adj. 2. relieving or lessening irritation; soothing. [1875 80; AB + IRRITANT] * * * … Universalium
abirritant — 1. adjective Acting to diminish irritation 2. noun A medicine that diminishes irritation … Wiktionary
abirritant — ab|ir|ri|tant <zu ↑ab... u. fr. irritant »er , aufregend«, dies zu lat. irritare »reizen«> (veraltet) reizmindernd … Das große Fremdwörterbuch
abirritant — æb ɪrɪtÉ™nt adj. relaxing, soothing, not irritating … English contemporary dictionary
abirritant — /æbˈɪrətənt/ (say ab iruhtuhnt) Medicine –noun 1. a soothing agent. –adjective 2. reducing irritation …
abirritant — , n. such drug … Dictionary of difficult words
palliative — adj 1. alleviative, alleviatory, mitiga tive, mitigatory, lenitive, Med. abirritant; mollifying, soothing, calming, Med. calmative, assuasive, demulcent; relaxing, numbing, dulling, anesthetic; pain killing, anodyne, Med. analgesic, deadening. n… … A Note on the Style of the synonym finder
abirritate — verb To diminish the sensibility of; to debilitate. See Also: abirritant … Wiktionary
lotion — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. wash, liniment; tonic, skin bracer. See remedy, oil. II (Roget s IV) n. Syn. liniment, hand lotion, cream, moisturizer, cold cream, after shave, solution, embrocation, liquid preparation, wash,… … English dictionary for students
