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STERNUTATORY

Pronunciation (US):

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

A chemical substance that causes sneezing and coughing and crying

Example:

police used a sternutatory to subdue the mob

Synonyms:

sternutator; sternutatory

Classified under:

Nouns denoting substances

Hypernyms ("sternutatory" is a kind of...):

chemical compound; compound ((chemistry) a substance formed by chemical union of two or more elements or ingredients in definite proportion by weight)

 II. (adjective) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Causing sneezing

Example:

pepper is a sternutatory substance

Synonyms:

sternutative; sternutatory

Classified under:

Adjectives

Similar:

causative (producing an effect)

Sense 2

Meaning:

Tending to cause sneezing

Classified under:

Relational adjectives (pertainyms)

Pertainym:

sternutator (a chemical substance that causes sneezing and coughing and crying)

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