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STERNUTATORY

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does sternutatory mean? 

STERNUTATORY (noun)
  The noun STERNUTATORY has 1 sense:

1. a chemical substance that causes sneezing and coughing and cryingplay

  Familiarity information: STERNUTATORY used as a noun is very rare.


STERNUTATORY (adjective)
  The adjective STERNUTATORY has 2 senses:

1. tending to cause sneezingplay

2. causing sneezingplay

  Familiarity information: STERNUTATORY used as an adjective is rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


STERNUTATORY (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

A chemical substance that causes sneezing and coughing and crying

Classified under:

Nouns denoting substances

Synonyms:

sternutator; sternutatory

Context example:

police used a sternutatory to subdue the mob

Hypernyms ("sternutatory" is a kind of...):

chemical compound; compound ((chemistry) a substance formed by chemical union of two or more elements or ingredients in definite proportion by weight)


STERNUTATORY (adjective)


Sense 1

Meaning:

Tending to cause sneezing

Classified under:

Relational adjectives (pertainyms)

Pertainym:

sternutator (a chemical substance that causes sneezing and coughing and crying)


Sense 2

Meaning:

Causing sneezing

Synonyms:

sternutative; sternutatory

Context example:

pepper is a sternutatory substance

Similar:

causative (producing an effect)


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