irritant

«irritant» in Mova's school dictionary: A substance that makes your skin, eyes, nose or throat… — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 1 sentence of Mova's corpora that use it.

part of speech

noun (an irritant, irritants)

meaning for a pupil

1) A substance that makes your skin, eyes, nose or throat sore, red or itchy. tree →

2) Something or someone that annoys you. tree →

sense in the lessons

In science and safety: warning signs on cleaning products say irritant; pollen and dust are irritants. Phrases: skin irritant, eye irritant.

examples

• Bleach is an irritant, so wear gloves. tree →
• Pollen is an irritant for people with hay fever. tree →
• The label had a warning symbol for irritants. tree →
• Smoke is an irritant to the eyes. tree →
• The buzzing fly was a constant irritant. tree →
• If an irritant gets in your eye, rinse it with clean water. tree →

note

Verb: irritate; noun: irritation. Safety: if a chemical gets in your eyes, rinse with water and tell an adult.

In the corpora

• In eczema the skin barrier doesn't hold water well, so the skin dries, cracks and lets irritants in.

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «irritant» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.