Vesicant

adj, noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    Any material that causes blisters upon contact with the skin.

    "Rubber-clothed figures entered from an inner room like divers in air. Some of the vesicant-proof suits did not fit and the wearers moved uncomfortably and clumsily."

  2. 2
    a chemical agent that causes blistering (especially mustard gas) wordnet
Adjective
  1. 1
    Causing blistering to the skin. not-comparable
Adjective
  1. 1
    causing blisters wordnet

Synonyms

All synonyms
beatenblebbyblister agentblisteredblisteringblistery

Example

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"Rubber-clothed figures entered from an inner room like divers in air. Some of the vesicant-proof suits did not fit and the wearers moved uncomfortably and clumsily."

Etymology

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

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