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irritant
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Irritant \Ir"ri*tant\, a. [LL. irritants, -antis, p. pr. of irritare to make null, fr. L. irritus void; pref. ir- not + ratus established.] (Scots Law) Rendering null and void; conditionally invalidating.
The states elected Harry, Duke of Anjou, for their
king, with this clause irritant; that, if he did
violate any part of his oath, the people should owe him
no allegiance.
--Hayward.
Irritant \Ir"ri*tant\, a. [L. irritans, -antis, p. pr. of irritare: cf. F. irritant. See Irritate to excite.] Irritating; producing irritation or inflammation.
Irritant \Ir"ri*tant\, n. [Cf. F. irritant.]
That which irritates or excites.
(Physiol. & Med.) Any agent by which irritation is produced; as, a chemical irritant; a mechanical or electrical irritant.
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(Toxicology) A poison that produces inflammation.
Counter irritant. See under Counter.
Pure irritant (Toxicology), a poison that produces inflammation without any corrosive action upon the tissues.
Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
1630s, from Latin irritantem (nominative irritans), present participle of irritare (see irritate). As a noun, from 1802.
Wiktionary
a. 1 Causing irritation or inflammation. 2 (context legal Scotland English) Rendering null and void; conditionally invalidating. n. 1 Any medication designed to cause irritation 2 A source of irritation.
WordNet
n. something that causes irritation and annoyance; "he's a thorn in my flesh" [syn: thorn]
Wikipedia
Irritant may refer to:
- A stimulus or agent which causes irritation
- Irritant (album), a 2002 psychedelic trance album
- Irritant (band), a United Kingdom rock musical group
Irritant were an English progressive rock / heavy metal band from Gloucester, formed in 2002. They originally described themselves as an "independent hard rock band", and flirted with rap, but developed a blend of progressive metal and hard rock. They cited among their influences Black Sabbath, Pink Floyd, Iron Maiden, Rush, Avenged Sevenfold, Guns 'n' Roses, AFI, 80s metal and late 60s progressive rock.
Their 2007 single "Voice of the Siren", described by the BBC as a "gargantuan rock classic", was produced by Vic Coppersmith-Heaven (who previously worked with Black Sabbath, The Jam, and The Rolling Stones) and reached No. 70 on the UK Singles Chart. They band split on 8 February 2008.
Usage examples of "irritant".
We may therefore conclude that the initial power of an irritant on the apex of the radicle of the bean, is less than that of geotropism when acting at right angles, but greater than that of geotropism when acting obliquely on it.
It was tear gas and smoke-bomb material, and the mixture had the irritant action on eyes and respiratory tract that could be confused with the deadly dichlorethyl sulphide, or mustard gas.
It was all she could manage with her lungs burning from exertion and skunk gas and her elbows and knees itching as badly as her ears from the irritant darts, but she knew better than to scratch at them because that only spread the allergens, and meanwhile she had to bite her lip hard and dig her nails into her palms to stop herself from scratching.
Vicia faba, circumnutation of radicle, 29, 30 --, of epicotyl, 3133 --, curvature of hypocotyl, 92 --, sensitiveness of apex of radicle, 132134 --, of the tips of secondary radicles, 154 --, of the primary radicle above the apex, 155158 --, various experiments, 135143 --, summary of results, 143151 --, power of an irritant on, compared with that of geotropism, 151154 Vicia faba, circumnutation of leaves, 233235 --, circumnutation of terminal leaflet, 235 --, effect of apogeotropism, 444 --, effect of amputating the tips of radicles, 523 --, regeneration of tips, 526 --, short exposure to geotropic action, 527 --, effects of amputating the tips obliquely, 528 --, of cauterising the tips, 529 --, of grease on the tips, 534 Vines, Mr.
When we speak of modified circumnutation we mean that light, or the alternations of light and darkness, gravitation, slight pressure or other irritants, and certain innate or constitutional states of the plant, do not directly cause the movement.
Fargo brandished his investigator's credentials, an additional irritant to Scortius, who'd been forced to muck around the countryside trying to find the lost shipment of furs "alleged" to have been stashed somewhere near Jennings.
One of the aglets at the end of his shoelace contained a highly compressed irritant agent, primarily Chloroacetophenone-a mild but smoky form of tear gas.
Robert Bronsky's report on the composition of cigarette smoke-the more than four thousand compounds, the sixteen known carcinogens, the fourteen alkalis, the irritants, and all that other stuff.
This husk acted as an irritant to the alimentary canal, without adding any nutriment to the bread.
It is distilled from the seeds that have been deprived of most of the fixed oil and macerated in water for several hours, and contains from go to 99 per cent of the active principle, Allyl isothiocyanate, which is used as a counter irritant.
Just as they took no notice of attempts to contact or in any way interact with them, other than to flick off irritants as a man might brush off a biting fly, they proceeded to drastically alter the planetary ecosystems.
Its only justifiable use is as an anodyne counter irritant, especially for neuralgia.
His manner provided Killashandra with a fine counter irritant to her shock over Carrik's condition.
There must be some counter irritant, something which would get the Hoka back to the careless energy and childlike enthusiasm which served them so well….
I guess it - the emulsion -had acted very much in the same way as a few drops of croton oil would have done had it been made into an emulsion - as an irritant poison.