STERNUTATORY


Meaning of STERNUTATORY in English

/steuhr nooh"teuh tawr'ee, -tohr'ee, -nyooh"-/ , adj., n., pl. sternutatories .

adj.

1. Also, sternutative . causing or tending to cause sneezing.

n.

2. a sternutatory substance.

[ 1610-20; sternutatorius, equiv. to sternuta ( re ) (see STERNUTATION) + -torius -TORY 1 ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .