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adjective
1.
designed to be snuffed into the nose.
2.
occasioning discharges from the nose.
noun
3.
a medicine to be snuffed up the nostrils to promote sneezing and increased discharges.
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Errhine
is always a great word to know.
So is mandible. Does it mean:
| the bone of the lower jaw. |
| the flat, movable bone at the front of the knee; kneecap. |
Origin:
1595–1605; < Neo-Latin errhinum < Greek érrīnon
1595–1605; < Neo-Latin errhinum < Greek érrīnon
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errhine er·rhine (ěr'īn')
adj.
Promoting or inducing nasal discharge. n.
A medication that promotes or induces such discharge.
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