VESICATORY

vesicatory, vesicant

(adjective) causing blisters

vesicant, vesicatory

(noun) a chemical agent that causes blistering (especially mustard gas)

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Adjective

vesicatory (comparative more vesicatory, superlative most vesicatory)

(medicine) Causing blistering.

Synonyms

• vesicant

• blistering

Noun

vesicatory (plural vesicatories)

(medicine) An agent that causes blistering.

Synonyms

• vesicant

Source: Wiktionary


Ves"i*ca*to*ry, a. Etym: [Cf. F. vésicatoire.] (Med.)

Definition: Tending, or having power, to raise a blister.

– n.

Definition: A blistering application or plaster; a vesicant; an epispastic.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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