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   irritant

   /ˈɪrɪt(ə)nt/

   noun

   • 1. a substance that causes slight inflammation or other discomfort to the body: "a powerful skin irritant"
   • 2. a thing that is continually annoying or distracting: "it was clear that he had become an irritant in the relationship between the two countries"

   adjective

   • 1. causing slight inflammation or other discomfort to the body: "chlorine bleaches can be irritant to the skin"

   Derivatives

   • 1. irritancy noun

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