abirritantadj.n.

Brit.

/abˈɪrᵻt(ə)nt/, U.S.

/æbˈɪrədnt/

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation; modelled on a French lexical item. Etymons: ab- prefix, irritant adj.¹

Etymology: < ab- prefix + irritant adj.¹, after French ab-irritant, noun (1848 or earlier). Compare earlier abirritation n. and later abirritate v.

Medicine. rare.

That reduces irritation. Also as n.: a soothing drug, ointment, etc. Also figurative.

ΚΠ

1878 New Sydenham Soc. Lexicon Abirritant, soothing or calmative agents which cause diminution of irritation.

1900 G. M. Gould Pocket Med. Dict. (ed. 4) 10 Abirritant,..allaying irritation.

1925 Amer. Rev. 3 94/1 Dr. Collins pours his favorite abirritant ‘mastery of realism’ lavishly and injudiciously on the mangled forms of his victims.

1965 R. K. Merton On Shoulders of Giants lxix. 243 Having identified anew that malignant disease, the itch to publish.., having discovered the Merton test for susceptibility to it and having rediscovered the Fuller abirritant.

2001 Trends Parasitol. 17 69/1 The treatment of cercarial dermatitis is symptomatic—that is abirritant powders may be applied to the skin.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2009; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	abirritant
释义	abirritantadj.n. Brit. /abˈɪrᵻt(ə)nt/, U.S. /æbˈɪrədnt/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation; modelled on a French lexical item. Etymons: ab- prefix, irritant adj.¹ Etymology: < ab- prefix + irritant adj.¹, after French ab-irritant, noun (1848 or earlier). Compare earlier abirritation n. and later abirritate v. Medicine. rare. That reduces irritation. Also as n.: a soothing drug, ointment, etc. Also figurative. ΚΠ 1878 New Sydenham Soc. Lexicon Abirritant, soothing or calmative agents which cause diminution of irritation. 1900 G. M. Gould Pocket Med. Dict. (ed. 4) 10 Abirritant,..allaying irritation. 1925 Amer. Rev. 3 94/1 Dr. Collins pours his favorite abirritant ‘mastery of realism’ lavishly and injudiciously on the mangled forms of his victims. 1965 R. K. Merton On Shoulders of Giants lxix. 243 Having identified anew that malignant disease, the itch to publish.., having discovered the Merton test for susceptibility to it and having rediscovered the Fuller abirritant. 2001 Trends Parasitol. 17 69/1 The treatment of cercarial dermatitis is symptomatic—that is abirritant powders may be applied to the skin. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2009; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < adj.n.1878
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