abirritant

[ab-ir-i-tuhnt]

ab·ir·ri·tant

[ab-ir-i-tuhnt] Medicine/Medical
noun
1.
a soothing medication.
adjective
2.
relieving or lessening irritation; soothing.

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Abirritant is always a great word to know.
So is pollex. Does it mean:
the innermost digit of the forelimb; thumb.
a bone in the human leg extending from the pelvis to the knee, that is the longest, largest, and strongest in the body; thighbone.

Origin:
1875–80; ab- + irritant
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abirritant (æbˈɪrɪtənt)
 
adj
1.  relieving irritation
 
n
2.  any drug or agent that relieves irritation

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abirritant ab·ir·ri·tant (āb-ĭr'ĭ-tənt)
adj.
Relieving irritation; soothing.


ab·ir'ri·tant n.

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