vesiculate

[ adjective vuh-sik-yuh-lit, -leyt; verb vuh-sik-yuh-leyt ]

adjective
  1. characterized by or covered with vesicles.

  2. of the nature of a vesicle.

verb (used with or without object),ve·sic·u·lat·ed, ve·sic·u·lat·ing.
  1. to make or become vesicular.

Origin of vesiculate

1
1820–30; <New Latin vēsīculātus, equivalent to Latin vēsīcul(a) vesicle + -ātus-ate1

Other words from vesiculate

  • ve·sic·u·la·tion, noun
  • un·ve·sic·u·lat·ed, adjective

Words Nearby vesiculate

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British Dictionary definitions for vesiculate

vesiculate

verb(vɛˈsɪkjʊˌleɪt, lɪt)
  1. to make (an organ or part) vesicular or (of an organ or part) to become vesicular

adjective(vɛˈsɪkjʊlɪt, -ˌleɪt)
  1. containing, resembling, or characterized by a vesicle or vesicles

Derived forms of vesiculate

  • vesiculation, noun

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