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urticant

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[ur-ti-kuhnt] / ˈɜr tɪ kənt /

adjective

  1. producing a stinging or itching sensation.

Etymology

Origin of urticant

1865–70; < Medieval Latin urtīcant- (stem of urtīcāns ), present participle of urtīcāre to sting. See urticate

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