2. Adjective. Relating to a substance that causes sneezing. ¹
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Definition of Ptarmic
1. a substance that causes sneezing [n -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Ptarmic
Literary usage of Ptarmic
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Glossary of Terms and Phrases by Henry Percy Smith (1883)
"The oldest known fish, small, with long body-shield, found in the Lower Ludlow
strata. ptarmic [Gr. ..."
2. Sanders' Union Speller: Being a Clear and Complete Exhibition of English by Charles Walton Sanders (1867)
"... prompt' ly psal' ter y cqn demii at tempt' psal mo dy dis limn contempt
pneumat'ic psalm' ist » semp'stres*pneu mon ic psalter ,ptarmic . ptar'migan mu' ..."
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