STERNUTATOR Definition & Meaning

sternutator

[ stur-nyuh-tey-ter ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

noun

Chemical Warfare.

a chemical agent causing nose irritation, coughing, etc.

sternutator

/ ˈ��ɜː��ʊˌ�ٱ�ɪ��ə /

noun

a substance that causes sneezing, coughing, and tears; used in chemical warfare

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51�Թ� History and Origins

Origin of sternutator¹

First recorded in 1920–25; back formation from sternutatory

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Here the lachrymators and the sternutators, the tear gases and the sneeze gases, came into play.

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Oh, no! it must be some one else—there were other harmonious sternutators beside him, he could not be the only nasal nightingale in the three kingdoms.

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sternutation sternutatory

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