Vesicant
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech adjective
Quick meaning: Vesicant is an adjective meaning Causing blistering to the skin.
Meaning
Causing blistering to the skin.
More Meanings
- Any material that causes blisters upon contact with the skin.
Example Sentences
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.
Word Forms
- vesicants
Synonyms for vesicant
Depending on context, synonyms include harmful, noxious, vesicatory.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include vesicatory, noxious, harmful, blistering, urticant, antiblistering.
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