vesicant
vesicant · vesicants
везикант
Any material that causes blisters upon contact with the skinAny material that causes blisters upon contact with the skin.
Meaning
1 sensesAny material that causes blisters upon contact with the skin.
везикантvezikant
More definitions
- a chemical agent that causes blistering (especially mustard gas)
Translations
1 languagesРусский
By meaning 1
material that causes blisters:
Origin
Borrowed from Late Latin vēsīcāns, present participle of vēsīcō. By surface analysis, vesiBorrowed from Late Latin vēsīcāns, present participle of vēsīcō. By surface analysis, vesic- + -ant.
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