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   Ir·ri·tant

   /ˈirətnt/

   

   noun

   • 1. a substance that causes slight inflammation or other discomfort to the body: "a powerful skin irritant"
   • 2. a thing that is continually annoying or distracting: "it was clear that he had become an irritant in the relationship between the two countries"

   adjective

   • 1. causing slight inflammation or other discomfort to the body: "chlorine bleaches can be irritant to the skin"

   Derivatives

   • 1. irritancy noun

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   What does irritant mean?

   • If you describe something as an irritant, you mean that it keeps annoying you. He said the issue was not a major irritant. An irritant is a substance which causes a part of your body to itch or become sore . Many pesticides are irritants. Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner’s Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers Collins! Collins! 1. 2.

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   What is the meaning of irritating?

   • In an irritating way; in a manner causing irritation, or that irritates. From the irritatingly persistent bark of a dog to the blasting of a neighbor’s stereo or the insistent blare of a car burglar-alarm or radio, noise has become the norm. Irritatingly detained at work till 6 p.m. and now chemist’s is shut and have not got condoms.

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   What is a primary irritant?

   • 16 CFR 1500.3 defines a primary irritant as a substance that is not corrosive and that human experience data indicate is a primary irritant and/or means a substance that results in an empirical score of five or more when tested by the method described in Sec. 1500.41. The effect of irritants is temporary.

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   May 14, 2024 · An irritant is a substance that causes a part of your body to itch or become sore. A skin rash can appear when the skin comes into contact with an irritant . The oil is a very strong irritant and can cause the skin to become sore.

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