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English
Etymology
From ab- (prefix from Latin ab (“from”)) + irritant, from French irritant, from Latin irrītō (“to irritate”).[1]
Pronunciation
Adjective
abirritant (comparative more abirritant, superlative most abirritant)
- (medicine) Acting to diminish irritation; soothing.
Translations
acting to diminish irritation
Noun
abirritant (plural abirritants)
- (pharmacology) A medicine that diminishes irritation.
References
- ^ Thomas, Clayton L., editor (1940), Taber's Encyclopedic Medical Dictionary, 5th edition, Philadelphia, PA: F. A. Davis Company, published 1993, →ISBN, page 6