errhine

E1R1R1H4I1N1E1
UK, US/ˈɛɹ.aɪn/

adjective

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

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causative
OriginLatin errhīnum ← Ancient Greek ἔρρινον →
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Meanings

adjectiveerrhine (comparative more errhine, superlative most errhine)

comparative more errhine · superlative most errhine

  1. raremedicineCausing an increase in mucus within the nose, and hence causing one to sneeze.
nounerrhine (plural errhines)

plural errhines

  1. uncommonmedicineA medicine applied inside the nose to increase the production of mucus, and hence sneezing.

Synonyms & antonyms

adjectivecausing nasal discharge

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causative
Also see
sternutatory

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Ancient Greekἔρρινον
  2. Latinerrhīnum
  3. Englisherrhine

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

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Translations

Finnish aivastuttava
  • aivastuttavacausing an increase in mucus within the nose
French errhin
  • errhincausing an increase in mucus within the nose
Polish errhiniczny
  • errhinicznycausing an increase in mucus within the nose
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APA

errhine. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/errhine

MLA

“errhine.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/errhine. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “errhine,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/errhine.

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