COUNTERIRRITANT

Meaning of COUNTERIRRITANT in English

■ noun chiefly historical something such as heat or an ointment that is used to produce surface irritation of the skin, thereby counteracting underlying pain or discomfort.

Derivatives

counterirritation noun

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COUNTERIRRITANT — noun Date: 1844 an agent applied locally to produce superficial inflammation with the object of reducing inflammation in deeper adjacent …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
COUNTERIRRITANT — I. ˈ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷+ˌ- noun Etymology: counter- + irritant : an agent applied locally to produce superficial inflammation with the object of …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
COUNTERIRRITANT — (n.) Alt. of Counterirritation
Английский словарь Webster
COUNTERIRRITANT — ( n. ) Alt. of Counterirritation
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
COUNTERIRRITANT — /kown'teuhr ir"i teuhnt/ , n. 1. Med. an agent for producing inflammation in superficial tissues to relieve pain or inflammation …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
COUNTERIRRITANT — n. medication which creates irritation in one area to ease irritation in another area
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COUNTERIRRITANT — noun Date: 1844 1. : an agent applied locally to produce superficial inflammation with the object of reducing inflammation in …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
COUNTERIRRITANT — noun ·alt. of counterirritation.
Webster English vocab
COUNTERIRRITANT — [coun.ter.ir.ri.tant] n (1854) 1: an agent applied locally to produce superficial inflammation with the object of reducing inflammation in deeper …
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COUNTERIRRITANT — counterirritant BrE AmE ˌkaʊnt ə r ˈɪr ɪt ə nt § -ət ə nt AmE ˌkaʊn t̬ ə r ˈɪr …
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
COUNTERIRRITANT — n. 1 Med. something used to produce surface irritation of the skin, thereby counteracting more painful symptoms. 2 anything resembling …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
COUNTERIRRITANT — n. 1 Med. something used to produce surface irritation of the skin, thereby counteracting more painful symptoms. 2 anything resembling …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
COUNTERIRRITANT — n.1 Med. something used to produce surface irritation of the skin, thereby counteracting more painful symptoms. 2 anything resembling a …
Oxford English vocab
COUNTERIRRITANT — Synonyms and related words : adjuvant, antacid, antidote, buffer, carminative, counteractant, counteractive, counteragent, emmenagogue, expectorant, hormone, maturative, neutralizer, nullifier, offset, …
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
COUNTERIRRITANT — n. отвлекающее средство, оттягивающее средство
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COUNTERIRRITANT — n. отвлекающее средство, оттягивающее средство
English-Russian-dictionary - Bed release
COUNTERIRRITANT — 1) противораздражающее средство, снимающее раздражение средство 2) отвлекающее средство (горчичники, банки)
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COUNTERIRRITANT — n. Pronunciation: ˌ kau ̇ n-t ə r- ' ir- ə -t ə nt Function: noun Date: 1844 1 : …
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VERATRINE — noun Etymology: New Latin veratrina, from Veratrum, genus of herbs Date: 1822 a poisonous irritant mixture of alkaloids from sabadilla …
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OIL OF WINTERGREEN — Date: 1857 the methyl ester of salicylic acid that is used as a flavoring and as a counterirritant
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
MUSTARD PLASTER — noun Date: 1810 a counterirritant and rubefacient plaster containing powdered mustard
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
MUSTARD — noun Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo-French ~e, from must must, from Latin mustum Date: 13th century 1. a pungent yellow …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
LINIMENT — noun see: lime Date: 15th century a liquid or semiliquid preparation that is applied to the skin as an anodyne …
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CANTHARIS — noun (plural cantharides) Etymology: Middle English & Latin; Middle English cantharide, from Latin cantharid-, ~, from Greek kantharid-, kantharis Date: …
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POULTICE — I. ˈpōltə̇s noun ( -s ) Etymology: alteration of earlier pultes, from Medieval Latin, pap, from Latin, plural of pult-, …
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GINGER — I. ˈjinjə(r) noun ( -s ) Usage: often attributive Etymology: Middle English ginger, gingere, alteration of gingivere, alteration (influenced by …
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DRAW — I. ˈdrȯ verb ( drew ˈdrü ; also archaic or nonstandard drawed ˈdrȯd ; drawn ˈdrȯn ; drawing ˈdrȯiŋ ; …
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CANTHARIS — I. ˈkan(t)thərə̇s, ˈkaan- noun Etymology: alteration (influenced by Latin cantharis ) of Middle English cantharide, from Latin cantharid-, cantharis, from …
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VERATRINE — ˈverə.ˌtrēn, -_trə̇n noun ( -s ) Etymology: New Latin veratrina, from Veratrum + -ina -ine 1. : a mixture of …
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MUSTARD PLASTER — noun 1. : a poultice made by spreading a paste of mustard, flour, and cold water on cloth 2. or …
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MUSTARD — ˈməstə(r)d noun ( -s ) Usage: often attributive Etymology: Middle English mostard, mustard, from Old French mostarde, moustarde condiment made …
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MOXA — ˈmäksə noun ( -s ) Etymology: New Latin, from Japanese mogusa 1. : a soft woolly mass prepared from the …
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