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counterirritant

coun·ter·ir·ri·tant
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [koun-ter-ir-i-tuh nt]
    • /ˌkaʊn tərˈɪr ɪ tənt/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [koun-ter-ir-i-tuh nt]
    • /ˌkaʊn tərˈɪr ɪ tənt/

Definitions of counterirritant word

  • noun counterirritant an agent that causes a superficial irritation of the skin and thereby relieves inflammation of deep structures 3
  • adjective counterirritant producing a counterirritation 3
  • noun counterirritant anything used to produce a slight irritation, as of an area of the skin, in order to relieve more serious inflammation elsewhere 3
  • noun counterirritant Medicine/Medical. an agent for producing inflammation in superficial tissues to relieve pain or inflammation in deeper structures. 1
  • noun counterirritant any irritation or annoyance that draws attention away from another. 1
  • adjective counterirritant Medicine/Medical. of or acting as a counterirritant. 1
See all 8 definitions of counterirritant

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Origin of counterirritant

First appearance:

before 1850
One of the 32% newest English words
First recorded in 1850-55; counter- + irritant

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Parts of speech for Counterirritant

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Full grammatical hierarchy of Counterirritant

counterirritant popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 40% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

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Synonyms for counterirritant

noun counterirritant

  • balm — Balm is a sweet-smelling oil that is obtained from some tropical trees and used to make creams that heal wounds or reduce pain.
  • lotion — Pharmacology. a liquid, usually aqueous or sometimes alcoholic preparation containing insoluble material in the form of a suspension or emulsion, intended for external application without rubbing, in such skin conditions as itching, infection, allergy, pain, or the like.
  • medication — the use or application of medicine.
  • help — to give or provide what is necessary to accomplish a task or satisfy a need; contribute strength or means to; render assistance to; cooperate effectively with; aid; assist: He planned to help me with my work. Let me help you with those packages.
  • unction — the manifestation of spiritual or religious inspiration.
All 15 Synonyms of counterirritant

Antonyms for counterirritant

noun counterirritant

  • blockage — A blockage in a pipe, tube, or tunnel is an object which blocks it, or the state of being blocked.
  • hindrance — an impeding, stopping, preventing, or the like.
  • injury — harm or damage that is done or sustained: to escape without injury.
  • obstruction — something that obstructs, blocks, or closes up with an obstacle or obstacles; obstacle or hindrance: obstructions to navigation.
  • disease — a disordered or incorrectly functioning organ, part, structure, or system of the body resulting from the effect of genetic or developmental errors, infection, poisons, nutritional deficiency or imbalance, toxicity, or unfavorable environmental factors; illness; sickness; ailment.
All 5 Antonyms of counterirritant

Related words

  • camphorated oil

    a liniment consisting of camphor and peanut oil, used as a counterirritant

  • croton oil

    a yellowish-brown oil obtained from the plant Croton tiglium, formerly used as a drastic purgative

  • formic acid

    a colorless, irritating, fuming, water-soluble liquid, CH 2 O 2 , originally obtained from ants and now manufactured synthetically, used in dyeing and tanning and in medicine chiefly as a counterirritant and astringent.

  • gum ammoniac

    a brownish-yellow gum resin, having an acrid taste, occurring in tearlike fragments from a plant, Dorema ammoniacum, of western Asia: used in porcelain ceramics and in medicine as an expectorant and counterirritant.

  • methyl salicylate

    a colorless, water-soluble liquid, C 8 H 8 O 3 , produced synthetically or by maceration and subsequent distillation from birch or gaultheria: used chiefly in perfumery and flavoring, and in medicine as a counterirritant in external preparations.

  • moxa

    a flammable substance or material obtained from the leaves of certain Chinese and Japanese wormwood plants, especially Artemisia moxa.
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