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4 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Irritant \Ir"ri*tant\, a. [L. irritans, -antis, p. pr of irritare: cf F. irritant. See {Irritate} to excite.] Irritating; producing irritation or inflammation. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Irritant \Ir"ri*tant\, n. [Cf. F. irritant.] 1. That which irritates or excites. 2. (Physiol. & Med.) Any agent by which irritation is produced; as a chemical irritant; a mechanical or electrical irritant. 3. (Toxicology) A poison that produces inflammation. {Counter irritant}. See under {Counter}. {Pure irritant} (Toxicology), a poison that produces inflammation without any corrosive action upon the tissues. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Irritant \Ir"ri*tant\, a. [LL. irritants, -antis, p. pr of irritare to make null, fr L. irritus void; pref. ir- not + ratus established.] (Scots Law) Rendering null and void; conditionally invalidating. The states elected Harry, Duke of Anjou, for their king, with this clause irritant; that if he did violate any part of his oath, the people should owe him no allegiance. --Hayward. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: irritant n : something that causes irritation and annoyance; "he's a thorn in my flesh" [syn: {thorn}]
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