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Answer for the clue "Cause of some allergic reactions ", 6 letters:
dander

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Word definitions for dander in dictionaries

Wiktionary Word definitions in Wiktionary
Etymology 1 n. 1 dandruff—scaly white dead skin flakes from the human scalp. 2 Hair follicles and dead skin shed from mammals. 3 Allergen particles that accumulate on and may be shed from the skin and fur of domestic animals, especially from household pets ...

The Collaborative International Dictionary Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Dander \Dan"der\, n. [Corrupted from dandruff.] Dandruff or scurf on the head. Anger or vexation; rage. [Low] --Halliwell.

Usage examples of dander.

Instinctively he flapped his wings, scattering dander and loose feathers.

The moment a man answered her right back instead of getting his dander up, why, she flashed a smile fit to charm the warts off a toad.

Kenny K does seem rather close to the Moi throne, which can usually be relied on to get her dander up.

Any other woman would have raised his dander by such remarks, but he was not offended.

So I dandered a bit and ended up in the Eldon Coffee Rooms in Blackett Street.

Since she didn't actually live with the Dedelphi, she'd been spared the necessity of depilating herself to keep her dander to a minimum.

There Gortal's scutters gathered the dustcat dander and processed it into the dreamdust, which was worth more than nightsilk in the Lanachronan cities of the south—and far more even than that for the little that traveled the ancient roads back to Lustrea in the east.