urticant
American
[ur-ti-kuhnt]
/ ˈɜr tɪ kənt /
adjective
Etymology
Origin of urticant
1865–70; < Medieval Latin urtīcant- (stem of urtīcāns ), present participle of urtīcāre to sting. See urticate
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