English Explanatory Dictionary

errhine

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Causing an increase in mucus within the nose, and hence causing one to sneeze.
noun
  1. A medicine applied inside the nose to increase the production of mucus, and hence sneezing.

Pronunciation

/ˈɛɹ.aɪn/ en-us-errhine.ogg

Word forms

errhine more errhine most errhine errhines

Etymology

From Latin errhīnum, from Ancient Greek ἔρρινον (érrhinon), from ἐν (en, “in”) + ῥίς (rhís, “nostril”).

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