- vesicatory
- 1. adjectiveCausing blistering2. nounAn agent that causes blisteringSee Also: vesication
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Vesicatory — Ves i*ca*to*ry (?; 277), a. [Cf. F. v[ e]sicatoire.] (Med.) Tending, or having power, to raise a blister. n. A blistering application or plaster; a vesicant; an epispastic. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
vesicatory — /ves i keuh tawr ee, tohr ee, veuh sik euh /, adj., n., pl. vesicatories. vesicant. [1595 1605; < NL vesicatorius. See VESICATE, TORY1] * * * … Universalium
Vesicatory — A substance that causes tissue blistering. Also referred to as a vesicant. * * * ves·i·ca·to·ry (ves″ĭ kə torґe) vesicant … Medical dictionary
vesicatory — ves·i·ca·to·ry || vesɪkeɪtÉ™rɪ adj. causing vesicles … English contemporary dictionary
vesicatory — n. Blister, epispastic, vesicant … New dictionary of synonyms
vesicatory — ves·i·ca·to·ry … English syllables
vesicatory — /ˈvɛsəkeɪtəri/ (say vesuhkaytuhree) adjective, noun (plural vesicatories) → vesicant …
vesicatory — I noun a chemical agent that causes blistering (especially mustard gas) • Syn: ↑vesicant • Derivationally related forms: ↑vesicant (for: ↑vesicant) • Hypernyms: ↑ … Useful english dictionary
vesicatory gas — noun : a war gas that causes blistering … Useful english dictionary
vesicant — I noun a chemical agent that causes blistering (especially mustard gas) • Syn: ↑vesicatory • Derivationally related forms: ↑vesicatory (for: ↑vesicatory) • Hypernyms: ↑ … Useful english dictionary
