sternutatory

[ ster-noo-tuh-tawr-ee, -tohr-ee, -nyoo- ]

adjective

1. Also ster·nuta·tive. causing or tending to cause sneezing.

noun

, plural ster·nu·ta·to·ries.

1. a sternutatory substance.

sternutatory

/ stɜːˈnjuːtətərɪ; -trɪ /

adjective

1. causing or having the effect of sneezing

noun

1. an agent or substance that causes sneezing

Word History and Origins

Origin of sternutatory¹

1610–20; < Late Latin sternūtātōrius, equivalent to sternūtā ( re ) ( sternutation ) + -tōrius -tory ¹

Example Sentences

It is now almost solely used as a sternutatory or errhine, and is probably one of the best.

From Project Gutenberg

The powder of the dried nuts was at one time prescribed as a sternutatory (to encourage sneezing) in the Edinburgh Pharmacopoeia.

From Project Gutenberg