errhine

[ er-ahyn, er-in ]

/ ˈɛr aɪn, ˈɛr ɪn /

Medicine/Medical

adjective

designed to be snuffed into the nose.

occasioning discharges from the nose.

noun

a medicine to be snuffed up the nostrils to promote sneezing and increased discharges.

Origin of errhine

1595–1605; <New Latin errhinum<Greek érrīnon

Words nearby errhine

errantry, errare humanum est, errata, erratic, erratum, errhine, Er Rif, erring, Errol, erron., erroneous

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Example sentences from the Web for errhine

Euphorbium or cayan pepper mixed with sugar, and used with caution as an errhine.
Zoonomia, Vol. II|Erasmus Darwin
It is also employed as a sedative and errhine, and in a vast number of other indications.
Cooley's Practical Receipts, Volume II|Arnold Cooley
It is now almost solely used as a sternutatory or errhine, and is probably one of the best.
Cooley's Cyclopdia of Practical Receipts and Collateral Information in the Arts, Manufactures, Professions, and Trades..., Sixth Edition, Volume I|Arnold Cooley

British Dictionary definitions for errhine

errhine

/ (ˈɛraɪn, ˈɛrɪn) med obsolete /

adjective

causing nasal secretion

noun

an errhine drug or agent

Word Origin for errhine

C17: from Greek errhinos, from en- ² + rhis nose

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Medical definitions for errhine

errhine

[ ĕr′īn′ ]

adj.

Promoting or inducing nasal discharge.

n.

A medication that promotes or induces such discharge.

单词	errhine
释义	errhine [ er-ahyn, er-in ] / ˈɛr aɪn, ˈɛr ɪn / Medicine/Medical adjective designed to be snuffed into the nose. occasioning discharges from the nose. noun a medicine to be snuffed up the nostrils to promote sneezing and increased discharges. Origin of errhine 1595–1605; <New Latin errhinum<Greek érrīnon Words nearby errhine errantry, errare humanum est, errata, erratic, erratum, errhine, Er Rif, erring, Errol, erron., erroneous Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for errhine Euphorbium or cayan pepper mixed with sugar, and used with caution as an errhine. Zoonomia, Vol. II\|Erasmus Darwin It is also employed as a sedative and errhine, and in a vast number of other indications. Cooley's Practical Receipts, Volume II\|Arnold Cooley It is now almost solely used as a sternutatory or errhine, and is probably one of the best. Cooley's Cyclopdia of Practical Receipts and Collateral Information in the Arts, Manufactures, Professions, and Trades..., Sixth Edition, Volume I\|Arnold Cooley British Dictionary definitions for errhine errhine / (ˈɛraɪn, ˈɛrɪn) med obsolete / adjective causing nasal secretion noun an errhine drug or agent Word Origin for errhine C17: from Greek errhinos, from en- ² + rhis nose Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Medical definitions for errhine errhine [ ĕr′īn′ ] adj. Promoting or inducing nasal discharge. n. A medication that promotes or induces such discharge. The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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