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errhine.

Causing an increase in mucus within the nose, and hence causing one to sneeze.

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Meaning & usage

adj/ˈɛɹ.aɪn/UK, US
  1. Causing an increase in mucus within the nose, and hence causing one to sneeze.

    rare
Where this word comes from

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

noun/ˈɛɹ.aɪn/UK, US
  1. A medicine applied inside the nose to increase the production of mucus, and hence sneezing.

    uncommon
Where this word comes from

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

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