sternutatory

English

WOTD – 10 February 2008

Etymology

From Latin sternūtātōrius, from sternuō (sneeze).

Pronunciation

  • (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /stɜːˈnjuː.təˌtɔːɹ.i/
  • (General American) IPA(key): /stɝːˈnuː.təˌtɔːɹ.i/
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Adjective

sternutatory (comparative more sternutatory, superlative most sternutatory)

  1. That causes or induces sneezing; sternutative.
    • 1800s, Francis Adams, transl., On Fistulae, translation of original by Hippocrates:
      When the gut protrudes and will not remain in its place, scrape the finest and most compact silphium (assafoetida?) into small pieces and apply as a cataplasm, and apply a sternutatory medicine to the nose and provoke sneezing

Synonyms

Noun

sternutatory (plural sternutatories)

  1. Any substance that causes sneezing; a sternutator
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