vesicatory

[ ves-i-kuh-tawr-ee, -tohr-ee, vuh-sik-uh- ]

adjective

, plural ves·i·ca·to·ries.

1. vesicant.

Word History and Origins

Origin of vesicatory¹

From the New Latin word vēsīcātōrius, dating back to 1595–1605. See vesicate, -tory ¹

Example Sentences

Should this point at last be satisfactorily ascertained, it will probably carry with it the whole tribe of vesicatory beetles.

From Project Gutenberg

On the right mastoid process the skin was not quite healthy, a vesicatory having been applied three weeks previously.

From Project Gutenberg

I felt like one resuscitated from drowning; my entire body burned as if I were covered from crown to sole with a vesicatory.

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