sternutator

[ stur-nyuh-tey-ter ]

noun

, Chemical Warfare.

1. a chemical agent causing nose irritation, coughing, etc.

sternutator

/ ˈstɜːnjʊˌteɪtə /

noun

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of sternutator¹

First recorded in 1920–25; back formation from sternutatory

Example Sentences

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

From Project Gutenberg

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.

From Project Gutenberg