vesicant

[ ves-i-kuhnt ]

/ ˈvɛs ɪ kənt /

adjective

producing a blister or blisters, as a medicinal substance; vesicating.

noun

a vesicant agent or substance.

(in chemical warfare) a chemical agent that causes burns and destruction of tissue both internally and externally.

Origin of vesicant

1655–65; <New Latin vēsīcant- (stem of vēsīcāns), present participle of vēsīcāre to vesicate; see -ant

Words nearby vesicant

vesical diverticulum, vesical hematuria, vesical hernia, vesical triangle, vesical vein, vesicant, vesica piscis, vesica prostatica, vesicate, vesication, vesicatory

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Example sentences from the Web for vesicant

Reduction having been affected, the application of a vesicant over the whole patellar region is customary.
Lameness of the Horse|John Victor Lacroix
Following this, a vesicant is employed and the subject is allowed a month's rest.
Lameness of the Horse|John Victor Lacroix
It is used externally as an irritant or vesicant to the skin.
Poisons: Their Effects and Detection|Alexander Wynter Blyth
Following the acute stage of such an infection, any local counter-irritating application or even a vesicant is in order.
Lameness of the Horse|John Victor Lacroix

The vesicant matter consists of little micaceous lamin soluble in boiling alcohol and oil, but insoluble in water.
An Introduction to Entomology: Vol. III (of 4)|William Kirby

British Dictionary definitions for vesicant

vesicant

vesicatory (ˈvɛsɪˌkeɪtərɪ)

/ (ˈvɛsɪkənt) /

noun plural -cants or -catories

any substance that causes blisters, used in medicine and in chemical warfare

adjective

acting as a vesicant

Word Origin for vesicant

C19: see vesica

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Medical definitions for vesicant

vesicant

[ vĕs′ĭ-kənt ]

n.

A blistering agent, especially mustard gas, used in chemical warfare.

adj.

Causing blisters.

单词	vesicant
释义	vesicant [ ves-i-kuhnt ] / ˈvɛs ɪ kənt / adjective producing a blister or blisters, as a medicinal substance; vesicating. noun a vesicant agent or substance. (in chemical warfare) a chemical agent that causes burns and destruction of tissue both internally and externally. Origin of vesicant 1655–65; <New Latin vēsīcant- (stem of vēsīcāns), present participle of vēsīcāre to vesicate; see -ant Words nearby vesicant vesical diverticulum, vesical hematuria, vesical hernia, vesical triangle, vesical vein, vesicant, vesica piscis, vesica prostatica, vesicate, vesication, vesicatory Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for vesicant Reduction having been affected, the application of a vesicant over the whole patellar region is customary. Lameness of the Horse\|John Victor Lacroix Following this, a vesicant is employed and the subject is allowed a month's rest. Lameness of the Horse\|John Victor Lacroix It is used externally as an irritant or vesicant to the skin. Poisons: Their Effects and Detection\|Alexander Wynter Blyth Following the acute stage of such an infection, any local counter-irritating application or even a vesicant is in order. Lameness of the Horse\|John Victor Lacroix The vesicant matter consists of little micaceous lamin soluble in boiling alcohol and oil, but insoluble in water. An Introduction to Entomology: Vol. III (of 4)\|William Kirby British Dictionary definitions for vesicant vesicant vesicatory (ˈvɛsɪˌkeɪtərɪ) / (ˈvɛsɪkənt) / noun plural -cants or -catories any substance that causes blisters, used in medicine and in chemical warfare adjective acting as a vesicant Word Origin for vesicant C19: see vesica Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Medical definitions for vesicant vesicant [ vĕs′ĭ-kənt ] n. A blistering agent, especially mustard gas, used in chemical warfare. adj. Causing blisters. The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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