IRRITANT


Meaning of IRRITANT in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ɪrɪtənt ]

( irritants)

1.

If you describe something as an irritant , you mean that it keeps annoying you. ( FORMAL )

He said the issue was not a major irritant.

= annoyance

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2.

An irritant is a substance which causes a part of your body to itch or become sore. ( FORMAL )

Many pesticides are irritants.

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