sternutatory

adjective /stɜːˈnjuː.təˌtɔːɹ.i/

1. That causes or induces sneezing; sternutative.

   When the gut protrudes and will not remain in its place, scrape the finest and most compact silphium (assafoetida?) into small pieces and apply as a cataplasm, and apply a sternutatory medicine to the nose and provoke sneezing

Where it comes from

From Latin sternūtātōrius, from sternuō (“sneeze”).

Adapted from the Wiktionary entry sternutatory (CC BY-SA 4.0).

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