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Meanings of irritant in English

Russian
раздражающий
Portuguese
substância irritante
Spanish
irritante

Substance that acts locally on cutaneous or mucosal surfaces to produce inflammation.

        Related terms
        раздражающий
        Portuguese
        contrariedade
        Catalan
        espina
        Spanish
        irritación

        Something that causes irritation and annoyance.

              contrariedade
              Usage of irritant in English
              1
              But violence from organized crime remains an irritant in the bilateral relationship.
              Reuters
              2
              The early messing about 'fiscal space' was an irritant, and largely self-inflicted.
              The Irish Times
              3
              Nitrogen dioxide is an irritant gas, emitted from diesel vehicles in particular.
              The Guardian
              4
              Excess levels of the irritant methanol were found instead, Mr McConalogue said.
              Independent.ie
              5
              First, diarrhea is your body's way of ridding itself of an irritant.
              Survive!: essential skills and tactics to get you out of anywher...
              6
              Allergic and irritant contact dermatitis are similar clinically, histologically and on immunohistochemistry.
              Pubmed
              7
              The direct cause of inflammation is usually an irritant of some form.
              Special Report on Diseases of the Horse
              8
              But the very sight of Brinnaria was to her an irritant tonic.
              The Unwilling Vestal
              9
              It is a valuable counter-irritant in peritonitis, bronchitis, pneumonia, lumbago, pleurodynia, etc.
              Mother's Remedies / Over One Thousand Tried and Tested Remedies ...
              10
              Well, it turns out that onions contain a chemical irritant called syn-propanethial-S-oxide.
              The Irish Times
              11
              And I will never again think of him as a petty irritant.
              Daughters of the Nile
              12
              If this were meant as an irritant, it did not act successfully.
              Initials Only
              13
              Keith's dick was so small, it registered only as a mild irritant.
              Mistress of the game
              14
              Adams spoke up, in what was becoming an irritant to Matthew's ears.
              Speaks the Nightbird
              15
              The additive is not a skin irritant but is a dermal sensitiser.
              Pubmed
              16
              The fleeting images are like cinders in the eyes, a constant irritant.
              Those who save us
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