Irritant : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: Irritant	by the DICT Development Group
4 results for Irritant
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
irritant n something that causes irritation and annoyance; "he's a thorn in my flesh" Synonym(s): irritant, thorn
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
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.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Irritant \Ir"ri*tant\, a. [L. irritans, -antis, p. pr. of irritare: cf. F. irritant. See {Irritate} to excite.] Irritating; producing irritation or inflammation.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Irritant \Ir"ri*tant\, n. [Cf. F. irritant.] 1. That which irritates or excites. 2. (Physiol. & Med.) Any agent by which irritation is produced; as, a chemical irritant; a mechanical or electrical irritant. 3. (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.