irritant

adj.
Causing irritation, especially physical irritation.

n.
A source of irritation: tobacco smoke, a common eye irritant.

[French, from Latin irrītāns, irrītant-, present participle of irrītāre, to irritate.]

noun

Something that annoys: aggravation, annoyance, besetment, bother, irritation, nuisance, peeve, plague, torment, vexation. See feelings, pain/pleasure.

n

1. an agent that causes an irritation or stimulation. 2. an agent that is toxic, bacterial, physical, or chemical and is capable of inducing functional derangements or organic lesions of the tissues.

1. causing irritation.
2. an agent that causes irritation.

• i. contact dermatitis — see contact dermatitis.

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Dansk (Danish)
n. - årsag til irritation, pirringsmiddel
adj. - pirrende

Nederlands (Dutch)
irriterend middel, irriterend, irritant persoon

Français (French)
n. - source d'irritation
adj. - irritant, agaçant

Deutsch (German)
n. - Reizmittel
adj. - Reiz-

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - ερεθιστική ουσία
adj. - ερεθιστικός

Italiano (Italian)
irritante

Português (Portuguese)
n. - irritante (m)
adj. - irritante

Русский (Russian)
раздражитель, раздражающий, аннулирующий

Español (Spanish)
n. - sustancia o suceso irritante
adj. - irritante

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - retmedel, irritament
adj. - irriterande (med.)

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
刺激物, 刺激剂, 刺激的, 刺激性的

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 刺激物, 刺激劑
adj. - 刺激的, 刺激性的

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 자극물
adj. - 무효로 하는

日本語 (Japanese)
adj. - 刺激する, 刺激性の
n. - 刺激物

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) المثير أو المهيج (صفه) مثير, مهيج‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮חומר מגרה‬
adj. - ‮מרגיז, מגרה, גורם גירוי (בעור)‬

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