单词 | provocant |
释义 | provocantn. rare. A person or thing which provokes, incites, or stimulates (a person, a reaction, etc.). ΚΠ 1707 J. Drake Anthropol. Nova I. xxiv. 327 Restringent Medicines, which are sometimes given with Success in Obstructions,..are not strictly to be reckon'd among the Provocants. 1854 N.-Y. Daily Times 8 Apr. 4/5 Pickles and all provocants to the appetite may well be dispensed with in these days. 1894 S. J. Weyman My Lady Rotha xviii It was very evident she was the provocant. 1961–2 Film Q. Winter 50/2 The sudden whisperings and close-ups of Sheehan and his provocant, Benny. 1999 R. J. McNally in S. Taylor Anxiety Sensitivity iii. viii. 200 The response to a biological provocant (in this case, caffeine) was demonstrably different between patients and controls. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1707 |
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