causing irritation, causing annoyance; causing inflammation or extreme sensitivity (Medicine)
substance that causes irritation
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Irritant Definition from Language, Idioms & Slang Dictionaries & Glossaries
(n.)
That which irritates or excites.
That which irritates or excites.
(n.)
Any agent by which irritation is produced; as, a chemical irritant; a mechanical or electrical irritant.
Any agent by which irritation is produced; as, a chemical irritant; a mechanical or electrical irritant.
(n.)
A poison that produces inflammation.
A poison that produces inflammation.
(a.)
Rendering null and void; conditionally invalidating.
Rendering null and void; conditionally invalidating.
(a.)
Irritating; producing irritation or inflammation.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), edited by Noah Porter. AboutIrritating; producing irritation or inflammation.
irritant
\ir"ri*tant\ (?), a. [ll. irritants, -antis, p. pr. of irritare to make null, fr. l. irritus void; pref. ir- not + ratus established.] (scots law) rendering null and void; conditionally invalidating. 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. ayward.
irritant
\ir"ri*tant\, a. [l. irritans, -antis, p. pr. of irritare: cf. f. irritant. see irritate to excite.] irritating; producing irritation or inflammation.
irritant
\ir"ri*tant\, n. [cf. f. irritant.]
1. that which irritates or excites.
2. (physiol. & med.) any agent by which irritation is produced; as, a chemical irritant; a mechanical or electrical irritant.
3. (toxicology) a poison that produces inflammation.
similar words(2)
counter irritant
pure irritant
A mechanical, chemical, or pathological agent of inflammation, pain, or tension
Noun
1. something that causes irritation and annoyance; "he's a thorn in my flesh"
(synonym) thorn
(hypernym) annoyance, bother, botheration, pain, infliction, pain in the neck, pain in the ass
(derivation) annoy, rag, get to, bother, get at, irritate, rile, nark, nettle, gravel, vex, chafe, devil
Irritant Definition from Encyclopedia Dictionaries & Glossaries
Irritant may refer to:
- A stimulus or agent which causes irritation
- Irritant (album), a 2002 psychedelic trance album
- Irritant (band), a United Kingdom rock musical group
- Irritant Records, an independent record label
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Irritant Definition from Society & Culture Dictionaries & Glossaries
A substance that can cause irritation of the skin, eyes, or respiratory system. Effects may be acute from a single high level exposure, or chronic from repeated low-level exposures to such compounds as chlorine, nitrogen dioxide, and nitric acid.
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A substance that can cause irritation of the skin, eyes, or respiratory system. Effects may be acute from a single high level exposure, or chronic from repeated low-level exposures to such compounds as chlorine, nitrogen dioxide, and nitric acid.
Irritant Definition from Entertainment & Music Dictionaries & Glossaries
Irritant Definition from Medicine Dictionaries & Glossaries
