Sternutatory

Pronunciation

• RP IPA: /stɜːˈnjuː.təˌtɔːr.i/
• US IPA: /stɝːˈnuː.təˌtɔːr.i/

Origin

From Latin sternūtātōrius, from sternuō ("sneeze").

Full definition of sternutatory

Adjective

1. That causes or induces sneezing; sternutative.
• 1800s — Francis Adams (translator), byWhen the gut protrudes and will not remain in its place, scrape the finest and most compact silphium (assafoetida?) into small pieces and apply as a cataplasm, and apply a sternutatory medicine to the nose and provoke sneezing

Synonyms

• (that causes sneezing) sternutative

Noun

1. Any substance that causes sneezing; a sternutator

Related terms

• sternutative
• sternutator