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irritant
[ ir-i-tnt ]
noun
- anything that irritates.
- Physiology, Pathology. a biological, chemical, or physical agent that stimulates a characteristic function or elicits a response, especially an inflammatory response.
irritant
/ ˈɪɪəԳ /
adjective
- causing irritation; irritating
noun
- something irritant
Derived Forms
- ˈٲԳ, noun
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- ۾·ٲ· noun
- non·۾·ٲ· noun
- ԴDz·۾·ٲԳ adjective
- ܲ·۾·ٲԳ adjective
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Example Sentences
Officers used a chemical irritant to force him out of the motel room, according to the complaint.
The two sides agreed on a “consultation mechanism to address irritants to our bilateral relationship,” the State Department said.
There was another more pressing irritant for the Bruins.
He negotiated the Panama Canal treaty transferring the passageway’s control to Panama and lifting a longstanding irritant between the United States and Latin America — a legacy that Trump now threatens.
Entering the tunnel, Johnston helped other rioters flush chemical irritants out of their eyes.
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