Sternutatory
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /stɜːˈnjuː.təˌtɔːɹ.i/ · Part of speech adjective
Quick meaning: Sternutatory is an adjective meaning That causes or induces sneezing; sternutative.
Meaning
That causes or induces sneezing; sternutative.
More Meanings
- Any substance that causes sneezing; a sternutator
Example Sentences
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
Word Forms
- sternutatories
Synonyms for sternutatory
Depending on context, synonyms include sternutative, errhine, causative, sternutator.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include sternutator, sternutative, causative, ptarmic, sternophrenic, sternitic.
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