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STERNUTATORY
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A chemical substance that causes sneezing and coughing and crying
Example:
police used a sternutatory to subdue the mob
Synonyms:
sternutator; sternutatory
Classified under:
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)
II. (adjective)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Causing sneezing
Example:
pepper is a sternutatory substance
Synonyms:
sternutative; sternutatory
Classified under:
Similar:
causative (producing an effect)
Sense 2
Meaning:
Tending to cause sneezing
Classified under:
Relational adjectives (pertainyms)
Pertainym:
sternutator (a chemical substance that causes sneezing and coughing and crying)
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