vesicant
Americanadjective
noun
-
a vesicant agent or substance.
-
(in chemical warfare) a chemical agent that causes burns and destruction of tissue both internally and externally.
noun
adjective
Etymology
Origin of vesicant
1655–65; < New Latin vēsīcant- (stem of vēsīcāns ), present participle of vēsīcāre to vesicate; see -ant
Compare meaning
How does vesicant compare to similar and commonly confused words? Explore the most common comparisons:
Example Sentences
Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.
Mustard was far & away the most important vesicant in the European arena.
From Time Magazine Archive
Later the mare was turned out to pasture and a vesicant was applied once or twice a month until recovery was complete which was in about six months.
From Lameness of the Horse Veterinary Practitioners' Series, No. 1 by Lacroix, John Victor
Following the acute stage of such an infection, any local counter-irritating application or even a vesicant is in order.
From Lameness of the Horse Veterinary Practitioners' Series, No. 1 by Lacroix, John Victor
If little inflammation exists, the application of a vesicant two or three weeks after the injury has been inflicted will be helpful and serve to hasten repair.
From Lameness of the Horse Veterinary Practitioners' Series, No. 1 by Lacroix, John Victor
Reduction having been affected, the application of a vesicant over the whole patellar region is customary.
From Lameness of the Horse Veterinary Practitioners' Series, No. 1 by Lacroix, John Victor
Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
