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sternutatory

[ ster-noo-tuh-tawr-ee, -tohr-ee, -nyoo- ]

adjective

  1. Also ster·nuta·tive. causing or tending to cause sneezing.


noun

, plural ster·nu·ta·to·ries.
  1. a sternutatory substance.

sternutatory

/ -trɪ; stɜːˈnjuːtətərɪ /

adjective

  1. causing or having the effect of sneezing
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


noun

  1. an agent or substance that causes sneezing
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Word History and Origins

Origin of sternutatory1

1610–20; < Late Latin sternūtātōrius, equivalent to sternūtā ( re ) ( sternutation ) + -tōrius -tory 1
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Example Sentences

It is now almost solely used as a sternutatory or errhine, and is probably one of the best.

The powder of the dried nuts was at one time prescribed as a sternutatory (to encourage sneezing) in the Edinburgh Pharmacopoeia.

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