sternutatory

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

/ stərˈnu təˌtɔr i, -ˌtoʊr i, -ˈnyu- /

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adjective

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

noun, plural ster·nu·ta·to·ries.

a sternutatory substance.

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Origin of sternutatory

1610–20; <Late Latin sternūtātōrius, equivalent to sternūtā(re) (see sternutation) + -tōrius-tory¹

Words nearby sternutatory

stern sheets, sternson, sternum, sternutation, sternutator, sternutatory, sternward, sternwards, sternway, sternwheel, sternwheeler

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How to use sternutatory in a sentence

It is now almost solely used as a sternutatory or errhine, and is probably one of the best.
Cooley's Cyclopdia of Practical Receipts and Collateral Information in the Arts, Manufactures, Professions, and Trades..., Sixth Edition, Volume I|Arnold Cooley
The powder of the dried nuts was at one time prescribed as a sternutatory (to encourage sneezing) in the Edinburgh Pharmacopoeia.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 6, Slice 1|Various

British Dictionary definitions for sternutatory

sternutatory

/ (stɜːˈnjuːtətərɪ, -trɪ) /

adjective Also: sternutative

causing or having the effect of sneezing

noun plural -tories

an agent or substance that causes sneezing

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Medical definitions for sternutatory

sternutatory

[ stûr-nyōō′tə-tôr′ē, -nōō′- ]

adj.

Causing or producing sneezing.

A sternutatory substance, such as pepper.