counterirritant

Noun

Meaning

Alt. of Counterirritation

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

salve aid medicine cream buffer cure medication remedy dressing lubricant antidote prophylactic adjuvant balm unction

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Antonyms

bane disease venom blight pestilence cancer

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Hypernyms

medicine medication medicament medicinal drug

Examples

My mental hands were empty, and I felt I must do something as a counterirritant or antibody to my hysterical alarm at getting married at the age of 43. Ian Fleming

Close letter words and terms

counterionic counterionise counterionize counterirritate counterirritation counterjab