epispastic (comparative more epispastic, superlative most epispastic)
(medicine, now rare) Causing blisters; vesicant.
epispastic (plural epispastics)
(dated) A vesicant agent; that which causes blisters.
(dated) A blister.
Source: Wiktionary
Ep"i*spas"tic, a. Etym: [Gr. épispastique.] (Med.)
Definition: Attracting the humors to the skin; exciting action in the skin; blistering.
Ep"i*spas"tic, n. (Med.)
Definition: An external application to the skin, which produces a puriform or serous discharge by exciting inflammation; a vesicatory.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
24 November 2024
(noun) a person (usually but not necessarily a woman) who is thoroughly disliked; “she said her son thought Hillary was a bitch”
Contrary to popular belief, coffee beans are not technically beans. They are referred to as such because of their resemblance to legumes. A coffee bean is a seed of the Coffea plant and the source for coffee. It is the pit inside the red or purple fruit, often referred to as a cherry. Just like ordinary cherries, the coffee fruit is also a so-called stone fruit.
