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Meaning of "irritancy" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF IRRITANCY

irritancy  [ˈɪrɪtənsɪ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF IRRITANCY

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Irritancy is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES IRRITANCY MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of irritancy in the English dictionary

The definition of irritancy in the dictionary is the ability of a substance to cause irritation or inflammation to the skin, eyes, throat, etc.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH IRRITANCY


appetency
ˈæpɪtənsɪ
blatancy
ˈbleɪtənsɪ
competency
ˈkɒmpɪtənsɪ
concubitancy
kɒnˈkjuːbɪtənsɪ
dilatancy
daɪˈleɪtənsɪ
dubitancy
ˈdjuːbɪtənsɪ
excitancy
ˈɛksɪtənsɪ
exorbitancy
ɪɡˈzɔːbɪtənsɪ
hesitancy
ˈhɛzɪtənsɪ
incogitancy
ɪnˈkɒdʒɪtənsɪ
incompetency
ɪnˈkɒmpɪtənsɪ
inhabitancy
ɪnˈhæbɪtənsɪ
intermittency
ˌɪntəˈmɪtənsɪ
latency
ˈleɪtənsɪ
latitancy
ˈlætɪtənsɪ
militancy
ˈmɪlɪtənsɪ
patency
ˈpeɪtənsɪ
penitency
ˈpɛnɪtənsɪ
precipitancy
prɪˈsɪpɪtənsɪ
remittency
rɪˈmɪtənsɪ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE IRRITANCY

irrigation system
irrigational
irrigative
irrigator
irriguous
irrision
irrisory
irritability
irritable
irritable bowel syndrome
irritableness
irritably
irritant
irritate
irritated
irritating
irritatingly
irritation
irritative
irritator

WORDS THAT END LIKE IRRITANCY

acceptancy
accountancy
adjutancy
aggressive accountancy
attractancy
concomitancy
constancy
consultancy
executancy
expectancy
exultancy
fancy
financial accountancy
importancy
inconstancy
inexpectancy
instancy
life expectancy
management consultancy
oscitancy
reluctancy

Synonyms and antonyms of irritancy in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «irritancy» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF IRRITANCY

Find out the translation of irritancy to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of irritancy from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «irritancy» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

刺激性
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

irritación
570 millions of speakers

English

irritancy
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

खीज
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

تهيج
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

раздражающее
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

irritação
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

irritancy
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

irritation
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Kerengsaan
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Reiz
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

刺激性
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

자극성
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Irritancy
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

Gây Ung Thư
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

irritancy
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

चीड
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

tahriş
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

irritazione
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

podrażnienie
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

подразнюючу
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

iritarea
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

ερεθιστικότητα
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

IRRITANCY
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

irritation
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

irritasjon
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of irritancy

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «IRRITANCY»

The term «irritancy» is regularly used and occupies the 107.927 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «IRRITANCY» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about irritancy

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «IRRITANCY»

Discover the use of irritancy in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to irritancy and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Remington: The Science and Practice of Pharmacy
In the human, a variety of test procedures are used to measure irritancy, sensitization potential, and phototoxicity. Among the most common are the 21- day cumulative irritancy patch test, the Draize-Shelanski repeat-insult patch test, and the ...
David B. Troy, Paul Beringer, 2006
2
An Institute of the Law of Scotland: In Four Books : in the ...
Legal and conventional irritancy proper to feus, ob nan soliUum cano- nem. If there is no conventional irritancy, the legal one may be purged before declarator. for the grant, truly suffers nothing though it be irritated or annulled. On this ground  ...
John Erskine, James Ivory, 1824
3
Good Faith in European Contract Law
One of the most stringent is conventional irritancy which allows a landlord to terminate the lease in such circumstances (as Frances has done in this scenario). An irritancy clause will require to be in the contract of lease in order for this remedy ...
Reinhard Zimmermann, Simon Whittaker, 2000
4
Scottish Law of Leases
There is another legal irritancy, imposed by statute, which allows certain agricultural tenants to be removed for six months rent arrears.2 The Scottish Law Commission has recommended that both of these legal irritancies should be abolished, ...
Angus McAllister, 2013
5
Dermatotoxicology
399 45.1 INTRODUCTION Evaluation of skin irritancy is important because it may be useful in the prevention of irritant contact dermatitis. Irritant contact dermatitis is a multifactorial disease and it embraces a wide spectrum of reactions where ...
Klaus Peter Wilhelm, Hongbo Zhai, Howard I. Maibach, 2007
6
Digest of Cases Decided in the Courts of Session, Teinds, ...
That the succeeding heir was not barred from insisting for damages, by not having raised an action of irritancy against the contravening heir. M. of Queensbemj, Dec 15, 1825; 4 S. D. 320. Remitted, May 22, 1826 ; 2 W. S. 265. Adhered to ...
Patrick Shaw, 1834
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A Dictionary of the Law of Scotland: Intended for the Use of ...
The expression is used where any irritancy is to be incurred ; and the meaning of it is, that it shall not be necessary to declare the irritancy in a court of law, but that, by the very doing of the act prohibited, the irritancy shall be thereby instantly ...
Robert Bell, Sir John Skene, 1815
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A History of Private Law in Scotland: Volume 2: Obligations
Perhaps unsurprisingly, Kames, while accepting that irritancies were effectual at common law. also argued that a court of equity will give relief by allowing the irritancy to be purged." A change can be discerned in the nineteenth century.
Kenneth Reid, Reinhard Zimmermann, 2000
9
Cases Decided in the Court of Session
Gillies. Removing — Title to Purtue. — 1. — Whether competent for a liferentrix to pursue a removing under an irritancy, where the lease was granted by her and the fiar jointly. — 2. — Whether an irritancy mart be declared before decerning in  ...
Scotland. Court of Session, 1826
10
An Institute of the Law of Scotland
Legal and conventional irritancy proper to feus, oo Hon solutum cano~ vein. if there is no conventional irritancy, the legal one may be purged before declarator. for the grant, truly suffers nothing though it be irritated or annulled. On this ground  ...
John Erskine (Juriste), 1824

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «IRRITANCY»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term irritancy is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Study Reveals E-Cigarette Vapor No More Dangerous Than Air …
... ability to induce and measure aerosol irritancy and to show that the different e-cigarette aerosols used in this study have no cytotoxic effect on ... «Daily Caller, Jul 15»
2
Residents sound off about Union-Pearson safety bells
He said residents who bought units on a busy street knew there would be noise from the rail corridor, but “this is a whole new level of irritancy. «MetroNews Canada, Jul 15»
3
Public Release: 14-Jul-2015 Airway test reveals e-cigarette vapor …
... was possible to demonstrate the ability to induce and measure aerosol irritancy and to show that the different e-cigarette aerosols used in this ... «EurekAlert, Jul 15»
4
How to Spot Non-Animal-Friendly Home Products
... (which proves how much of a product is needed to kill 50 percent of the animals it is tested on) and the Draize Eye Irritancy test (which sprays ... «Care2.com, Jul 15»
5
Sulfosuccinate Market is Expected to Reach US$ 446.2 Mn in 2023 …
Sulfosuccinates are mild cleansers and cause less irritancy to skin and eyes vis-à-vis other anionic surfactants. They possess good foaming ... «CSO Australia, Jul 15»
6
nPharmakon Announces Positive Data From Double-Blind Clinical …
Hydroquinone, developed in the 1950s, is restricted or banned in Europe and in many Asian countries due to irritancy and other safety ... «PipelineReview.com, Jul 15»
7
The Cummingsburg Accord is unravelling
... in the property agreement “is a minor irritancy that should not be elevated to any importance.” He went on to blurt out: “I am not a negotiator. «Stabroek News, Jun 15»
8
NBA Finals Matchup: The Benches
Delly will look to continue on his path of irritancy, while Lee will attempt to make that eye contact with his head coach implying he's ready to get ... «Today's Fastbreak, Jun 15»
9
ND/NF 2015 Review: K Transposes Kafka to Inner Mongolia
As one of the characters says to K in the film, "Sometimes the smallest thing can become a great irritancy"; for us, irritation seems to describe ... «TwitchFilm, Mar 15»
10
PETA Scientist Speaks Out Against Animal Testing at Imperial College
We can now test skin irritancy and corrosion on protein membranes, produce vaccines from human tissues, and perform pregnancy tests using urine samples ... «PETA.org.uk, Feb 15»

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« EDUCALINGO. Irritancy [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/irritancy>. Apr 2024 ».
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