Definitions

from The Century Dictionary.

  • Exciting sneezing.
  • noun A medicine which excites sneezing: a sternutatory.

from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.

  • noun A substance, such as pepper or snuff, that causes sneezing.
  • adjective Relating to a substance that causes sneezing.

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