Sternutatory (Noun)
Meaning
A chemical substance that causes sneezing and coughing and crying; "police used a sternutatory to subdue the mob".
Classification
Nouns denoting substances.
Examples
- The riot police deployed a sternutatory gas to disperse the unruly crowd.
- Inhaling the sternutatory substance caused her eyes to water and her throat to constrict.
- The lab technicians carefully handled the sternutatory powder, wearing protective masks to avoid its irritating effects.
- As a last resort, the authorities released a sternutatory agent into the air to break up the violent protest.
- The use of sternutatory chemicals in warfare is prohibited under international law due to its indiscriminate and debilitating effects on civilians.