sternutatory

sternutatory
/steuhr nooh"teuh tawr'ee, -tohr'ee, -nyooh"-/, adj., n., pl. sternutatories.
adj.
1. Also, sternutative. causing or tending to cause sneezing.
n.
2. a sternutatory substance.
[1610-20; < LL sternutatorius, equiv. to sternuta(re) (see STERNUTATION) + -torius -TORY1]

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  • Sternutatory — Ster*nu ta*to*ry, a. Sternutative. n. A sternutatory substance or medicine. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • sternutatory — [stʉr′nyo͞o tāt΄ivstər nyo͞ot′ə tôr΄ē] adj. 1. of or causing sternutation 2. being, or having the effect of, a sternutator: Also sternutative [stʉr′nyo͞o tāt΄iv] n. pl. sternutatories a sternutatory substance …   English World dictionary

  • sternutatory — I noun a chemical substance that causes sneezing and coughing and crying police used a sternutatory to subdue the mob • Syn: ↑sternutator • Hypernyms: ↑compound, ↑chemical compound II adjective …   Useful english dictionary

  • sternutatory — 1. adjective /stɜːˈnjuː.təˌtɔːr.i,stɝːˈnuː.təˌtɔːr.i/ That causes or induces sneezing; sternutative. When the gut protrudes and will not remain in its place, scrape the finest and most compact silphium (assafoetida?) into small pieces and apply… …   Wiktionary

  • sternutatory — 1. Causing sneezing. 2. An agent that provokes sneezing. SYN: ptarmic. * * * ster·nu·ta·to·ry .stər nyüt ə .tō rē adj inducing sneezing sternutatory n, pl ries STERNUTATOR * * * ster·nu·ta·to·ry (stər nuґtə tor″e) [L …   Medical dictionary

  • sternutatory — ster•nu•ta•to•ry [[t]stərˈnu təˌtɔr i, ˌtoʊr i, ˈnyu [/t]] adj. n. pl. ries 1) phl Also, ster•nu′ta•tive. causing or tending to cause sneezing 2) phl a sternutatory substance • Etymology: 1610–20 …   From formal English to slang

  • sternutatory — /stɜˈnjutətri/ (say ster nyoohtuhtree), / tətəri/ (say tuhtuhree) adjective Also, sternutative. 1. causing or tending to cause sneezing. –noun (plural sternutatories) 2. a sternutatory substance …  

  • sternutatory — adj. causing sneezing …   English contemporary dictionary

  • sternutatory — a. Sternutative, errhine, that produces sneezing …   New dictionary of synonyms

  • sternutatory — ster·nu·ta·to·ry …   English syllables

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