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单词 irritant
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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024
ir•ri•tant /ˈɪrɪtənt/USA pronunciation   n. [countable]
  1. anyone or anything that causes a feeling of impatience or anger:A lazy worker is an irritant to colleagues.
  • a substance that causes a feeling of itching or other irritation on the skin or some part of the body.

    • WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024
    ir•ri•tant  (ir′i tnt),USA pronunciation adj. 
    1. tending to cause irritation;
      irritating.

    n. 
    1. anything that irritates.
    2. Pathology, Physiology[Physiol., Pathol.]a biological, chemical, or physical agent that stimulates a characteristic function or elicits a response, esp. an inflammatory response.
    • Latin irrītant- (stem of irrītāns), present participle of irrītāre to irritate; see -ant
    • 1630–40
    ir′ri•tan•cy, n. 

    Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
    irritant /ˈɪrɪtənt/ adj
    1. causing irritation; irritating
     n
    1. something irritant

    ˈirritancy n
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