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ir•ri•ta•bil•i•ty



Pronunciation: (ir"i-tu-bil'i-tē), [key]
—n.,
—pl. -ties.
1. the quality or state of being irritable.
2. Physiol., Biol.the ability to be excited to a characteristic action or function by the application of some stimulus: Protoplasm displays irritability by responding to heat.

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