English Explanatory Dictionary

vesicant

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj

Causing blistering to the skin.

noun

Any material that causes blisters upon contact with the skin.

Word forms

vesicant vesicants

Etymology

Borrowed from Late Latin vēsīcāns, present participle of vēsīcō. By surface analysis, vesic- + -ant.

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