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CHEMICAL IRRITANT
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A substance producing irritation
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("chemical irritant" is a kind of...):
substance (a particular kind or species of matter with uniform properties)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "chemical irritant"):
capsaicin (colorless pungent crystalline compound derived from capsicum; source of the hotness of hot peppers of the genus Capsicum such as chili and cayenne and jalapeno)
gingerol (derived from ginger; source of the hotness of ginger)
piperin; piperine (derived from pepper (especially black pepper); source of the hotness of black and white pepper)
isothiocyanate (a family of compounds derived from horseradish and radishes and onions and mustards; source of the hotness of those plants and preparations)
