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Meaning of VESICANT

Pronunciation:  'vesuk ânt

WordNet Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
  1. [n]  a chemical agent that causes blistering
  2. [adj]  causing blisters
 
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 Synonyms: harmful, noxious, vesicatory, vesicatory
 
 See Also: chemical agent

 

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
\Ves"i*cant\, n. [L. vesica blister: cf. F.
v['e]sicant.] (Med.)
A vesicatory.
 
Biology Dictionary
 
 Definition: Refers to a chemical or agent that causes blisters.
 

 

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