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errhine

[ er-ahyn, er-in ]

adjective

  1. designed to be snuffed into the nose.
  2. occasioning discharges from the nose.


noun

  1. a medicine to be snuffed up the nostrils to promote sneezing and increased discharges.

errhine

/ ˈɛrɪn; ˈɛraɪn /

adjective

  1. causing nasal secretion
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


noun

  1. an errhine drug or agent
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Word History and Origins

Origin of errhine1

1595–1605; < New Latin errhinum < Greek érrīnon
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Word History and Origins

Origin of errhine1

C17: from Greek errhinos, from en- ² + rhis nose
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Example Sentences

It is now almost solely used as a sternutatory or errhine, and is probably one of the best.

Euphorbium or cayan pepper mixed with sugar, and used with caution as an errhine.

It is also employed as a sedative and errhine, and in a vast number of other indications.

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