vesicant

American  

[ves-i-kuhnt] / ˈvɛs ɪ kənt /

adjective

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

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noun

1. a vesicant agent or substance.

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

vesicant British  

/ ˈvɛsɪkənt /

noun

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

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adjective

1. acting as a vesicant

Etymology

Origin of vesicant

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

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How does vesicant compare to similar and commonly confused words? Explore the most common comparisons:

• vesicant vs. irritant

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Example Sentences

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vesicant

Mustard was far & away the most important vesicant in the European arena.

From Time Magazine Archive

Line-firing, instead of the vesicant is made use of by some, but the object desired is the same and results obtained are similar.

From Lameness of the Horse Veterinary Practitioners' Series, No. 1 by John Victor Lacroix

Therapeutically it is used externally in leprosy, old ulcers and to destroy corns, but on account of its rubefacient and vesicant qualities it is necessary to use it cautiously.

From The Medicinal Plants of the Philippines by Jerome Beers Thomas

It is not generally known, however, that other vesicant compounds were employed, notably some of the arsenic compounds, and the Germans were researching on substances of this nature which gave great promise of success.

From The Riddle of the Rhine; chemical strategy in peace and war by Victor Lefebure

Externally, vesicant; used in form of ointment, or tincture.

From Cattle and Their Diseases Embracing Their History and Breeds, Crossing and Breeding, And Feeding and Management; With the Diseases to which They are Subject, And The Remedies Best Adapted to their Cure by Robert Jennings

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