sternutatory
[ ster-noo-tuh-tawr-ee, -tohr-ee, -nyoo- ]
/ stərˈnu təˌtɔr i, -ˌtoʊr i, -ˈnyu- /
adjective
Also ster·nu·ta·tive.
causing or tending to cause sneezing.
noun, plural ster·nu·ta·to·ries.
a sternutatory substance.
Origin of sternutatory
1610–20; < Late Latin
sternūtātōrius, equivalent to
sternūtā(re) (see
sternutation) +
-tōrius
-tory1
Words nearby sternutatory
sternpost,
sternson,
sternum,
sternutation,
sternutator,
sternutatory,
sternward,
sternwards,
sternway,
sternwheel,
sternwheeler
Example sentences from the Web for sternutatory
The powder of the dried nuts was at one time prescribed as a sternutatory (to encourage sneezing) in the Edinburgh Pharmacopoeia.
It is now almost solely used as a sternutatory or errhine, and is probably one of the best.
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
Medical definitions for sternutatory
sternutatory
[ stûr-nyōō′tə-tôr′ē, -nōō′- ]
adj.
Causing or producing sneezing.
n.
A sternutatory substance, such as pepper.