"irritative" meaning in English

See irritative in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

Forms: more irritative [comparative], most irritative [superlative]
Etymology: irritate + -ive Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|irritate|ive}} irritate + -ive Head templates: {{en-adj}} irritative (comparative more irritative, superlative most irritative)
  1. (medicine) serving to excite or irritate Categories (topical): Medicine
    Sense id: en-irritative-en-adj-ow07V1Ei Topics: medicine, sciences
  2. (medicine) accompanied with, or produced by, increased action or irritation Categories (topical): Medicine
    Sense id: en-irritative-en-adj-qKjDeaad Topics: medicine, sciences

Noun

Forms: irritatives [plural]
Etymology: irritate + -ive Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|irritate|ive}} irritate + -ive Head templates: {{en-noun}} irritative (plural irritatives)
  1. (medicine) Any substance causing irritation; an irritant. Categories (topical): Medicine
    Sense id: en-irritative-en-noun-ogfHpuWV Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ive Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 24 33 43 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ive: 21 24 55 Topics: medicine, sciences

Inflected forms

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