单词 | sternutator |
释义 | sternutator in British English (ˈstɜːnjʊˌteɪtə) noun a substance that causes sneezing, coughing, and tears; used in chemical warfare sternutator in American English (ˈstɜrnjuˌteɪtər) noun a gas designed to incapacitate by severely irritating the respiratory passages sternutator in American English (ˈstɜːrnjəˌteitər) noun (in chemical warfare) a chemical agent causing nose irritation, coughing, etc. Word origin [1920–25; back formation from sternutatory]This word is first recorded in the period 1920–25. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: Unknown Soldier, checkout, montage, ski jump, tie-in |
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