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单词 sternutator
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sternutatorn.

/ˈstəːnjuːteɪtə/
Etymology: < sternutat- (in sternutatory adj. and n., etc.) + -or suffix.
A substance that causes nasal irritation; esp. a poison gas that causes irritation of the nose and eyes, pain in the chest, and nausea.
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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).
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