vellicativeadj.
rare.
Having the quality of vellicating; causing irritation or twitching.
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1822 J. M. Good Study Med. I. 56 They [i.e. teeth] are colloquially said to be set on edge; and that in two ways, as follows:—..From jarring noises... From vellicative, or acrid substances.
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