irritant

From French

irritant (not comparable)

1. Causing irritation or inflammation.
2. (law, Scotland) Rendering null and void; conditionally invalidating.
   • Hayward

     The states elected Harry, Duke of Anjou, for their king, with this clause irritant; that, if he did violate any part of his oath, the people should owe him no allegiance.

irritant (plural irritants)

1. Any medication designed to cause irritation
2. A source of irritation.

irritant (masculine and feminine plural irritants)

1. irritating, annoying

irritant

1. present participle of irritar

irritant

1. present participle of irriter

irritant (feminine singular irritante, masculine plural irritants, feminine plural irritantes)

1. irritating; annoying

irritant m (plural irritants)

1. (medicine) irritant

• “irritant” in le Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

irrītant

1. third-person plural present active indicative of irrītō