irritant

Example Sentences

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"It turns out that a specific irritant receptor is 30 times less sensitive in snow flies than in mosquitoes and fruit flies," Gallio said.

From Science Daily • Mar. 26, 2026

When an irritant gets on your skin, a biochemical process activates sensory neurons that make you itchy.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 21, 2026

Video footage from witnesses showed Pretti holding his phone and filming agents before he was sprayed by a chemical irritant and taken to the ground by federal agents.

From Barron's • Jan. 28, 2026

But even if a sketch doesn’t quite work, you could rest in knowing its discomfort is temporary, with the irritant or foolishness changing every few minutes.

From Salon • Oct. 13, 2025

He was an irritant to the state because of his sharp questions and attempts to show that the state was the violator of laws, not the Congress.

From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela