单词 | sternutator |
释义 | sternutatorn. A substance that causes nasal irritation; esp. a poison gas that causes irritation of the nose and eyes, pain in the chest, and nausea. ΘΚΠ the world > physical sensation > use of drugs and poison > poison > [noun] > poisonous gas carbonic oxide1802 poison gas1816 cyanogen1823 carbon monoxide1868 sneeze gas1918 sneezing gas1918 Lewisite1921 sternutator1922 blister gas1936 nausea gas1936 Zyklon1939 harassing agent1968 the world > health and disease > ill health > a disease > disorders of visible parts > [noun] > swelling of face > disorders of nose > cause of nasal irritation sternutator1922 1922 Encycl. Brit. XXXII. 111/2 The sternutators were originally considered from the point of view of putting a man temporarily out of action by a violent fit of sneezing. 1951 R. E. Kirk & D. F. Othmer Encycl. Chem. Technol. VII. 136 The introduction of sternutators in the form of aerosols as a gas warfare agent was a deliberate attempt by the Germans in World War I to penetrate the gas-mask canister and thus force demasking. 1971 R. H. Thomson Naturally occurring Quinones (ed. 2) iv. 222 Finely powdered juglone is an effective sternutator and like many other quinones has weak fungicidal and bactericidal properties. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1933; most recently modified version published online December 2018). < n.1922 |
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