vesicatory
61vesicant — [ves′ikə tôr΄ē] adj., n. pl. vesicatories [ves′i kənt] adj. [< L vesica, a blister, bladder] causing blisters n. a vesicant agent; specif., in chemical warfare, any agent, as mustard gas, used to blister and burn body tissues by contact with… …
62blistering agent — noun a toxic war gas with sulfide based compounds that raises blisters and attacks the eyes and lungs; there is no known antidote • Syn: ↑mustard gas, ↑mustard agent, ↑dichloroethyl sulfide, ↑sulfur mustard • Hypernyms: ↑poison gas, ↑vesicant, ↑ …
63chemical agent — noun an agent that produces chemical reactions • Hypernyms: ↑agent • Hyponyms: ↑active agent, ↑active, ↑reagent, ↑desiccant, ↑drying agent, ↑drier, ↑ …
64dichloroethyl sulfide — noun a toxic war gas with sulfide based compounds that raises blisters and attacks the eyes and lungs; there is no known antidote • Syn: ↑mustard gas, ↑mustard agent, ↑blistering agent, ↑sulfur mustard • Hypernyms: ↑poison gas, ↑vesicant, ↑ …
65mustard agent — noun a toxic war gas with sulfide based compounds that raises blisters and attacks the eyes and lungs; there is no known antidote • Syn: ↑mustard gas, ↑blistering agent, ↑dichloroethyl sulfide, ↑sulfur mustard • Hypernyms: ↑poison gas, ↑vesicant …
66mustard gas — noun a toxic war gas with sulfide based compounds that raises blisters and attacks the eyes and lungs; there is no known antidote • Syn: ↑mustard agent, ↑blistering agent, ↑dichloroethyl sulfide, ↑sulfur mustard • Hypernyms: ↑poison gas,… …
67sulfur mustard — noun a toxic war gas with sulfide based compounds that raises blisters and attacks the eyes and lungs; there is no known antidote • Syn: ↑mustard gas, ↑mustard agent, ↑blistering agent, ↑dichloroethyl sulfide • Hypernyms: ↑poison gas, ↑vesicant,… …
68vesicate — v.tr. raise blisters on. Derivatives: vesicant adj. & n. vesication n. vesicatory adj. & n. Etymology: LL vesicare vesicat (as VESICA) …
69blis|ter — «BLIHS tuhr», noun, verb. –n. 1. a little baglike place in the skin filled with watery matter. Blisters are often caused by burns or rubbing. SYNONYM(S): vesicle, bleb. 2. a similar swelling on the surface of a plant, on metal, on the surface of… …
70ep|i|spas|tic — «EHP uh SPAS tihk», adjective, noun. Medicine. –adj. raising a blister when applied to the skin. –n. a blistering agent or remedy; vesicatory. ╂[< Late Latin epispasticus < Greek epispastikós + epispân attract < epi to + spân draw out] …
