pustulant

[ puhs-chuh-luhnt ]

adjective

causing the formation of pustules.

noun

a medicine or agent causing pustulation.

Origin of pustulant

1870–75; <Late Latin pūstulant- (stem of pūstulāns), present participle of pūstulāre to blister. See pustule, -ant

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British Dictionary definitions for pustulant

pustulant

/ (ˈpʌstjʊlənt) /

adjective

causing the formation of pustules

noun

an agent causing such formation

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