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Definitions for errhine
er·rhine
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Princeton's WordNet
errhineadjective
causing nasal discharge
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errhinenoun
A medicine applied inside the nose to increase the production of mucus, and hence sneezing.
errhineadjective
Causing an increase in mucus within the nose, and hence causing one to sneeze.
Etymology: From errhinum, from ἔρρῖνον, from ἐν + ῥίν.
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
Errhinenoun
Snuffed up the nose; occasioning sneezing.
Etymology: ἐῥῤινα.
We see sage or betony bruised, sneezing powder, and other powders or liquors, which the physicians call errhines, put into the nose to draw phlegm and water from the head. Francis Bacon, Natural History, №. 38.
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errhine
Errhine is a type of drug or agent that induces sneezing or discharge from the nasal mucous membrane. Its primary use is for clearing or cleansing the nasal passages.
Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
Errhine
er′in, adj. affecting the nose.—n. a sternutatory. [Gr., en, in, rhis, rhinos, the nose.]
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of errhine in Chaldean Numerology is: 7
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of errhine in Pythagorean Numerology is: 5
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