ABIRRITANT

Etymology

Adjective

abirritant (comparative more abirritant, superlative most abirritant)

(medicine) Acting to diminish irritation; soothing.

Noun

abirritant (plural abirritants)

(pharmaceutical effect) A medicine that diminishes irritation.

Source: Wiktionary


Ab*ir"ri*tant, n. (Med.)

Definition: A medicine that diminishes irritation.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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Word of the Day

1 June 2025

BACKFIRE

(verb) come back to the originator of an action with an undesired effect; “Your comments may backfire and cause you a lot of trouble”; “the political movie backlashed on the Democrats”


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Hawaii and California are the only two U.S. states that grow coffee plants commercially.

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