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vesicatory
[ ves-i-kuh-tawr-ee, -tohr-ee, vuh-sik-uh- ]
/ ˈvɛs ɪ kəˌtɔr i, -ˌtoʊr i, vəˈsɪk ə- /
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adjective, noun, plural ves·i·ca·to·ries.
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Words nearby vesicatory
vesicant, vesica piscis, vesica prostatica, vesicate, vesication, vesicatory, vesicle, vesico-, vesicocele, vesicoclysis, vesicofixation
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How to use vesicatory in a sentence
Should this point at last be satisfactorily ascertained, it will probably carry with it the whole tribe of vesicatory beetles.
An Introduction to Entomology: Vol. III (of 4)|William KirbyOn the right mastoid process the skin was not quite healthy, a vesicatory having been applied three weeks previously.
I felt like one resuscitated from drowning; my entire body burned as if I were covered from crown to sole with a vesicatory.
Told by the Death's Head|Mr Jkai