vesicant

Definitions


[ˈviːsɪk(ə)nt], (Adjective)

Definitions:
- tending to cause blistering


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Origin:
late Middle English: from late Latin vesicant- ‘forming pustules’, from the verb vesicare, from vesica ‘bladder’


[ˈviːsɪk(ə)nt], (Noun)

Definitions:
- an agent that causes blistering


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Origin:
late Middle English: from late Latin vesicant- ‘forming pustules’, from the verb vesicare, from vesica ‘bladder’




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