vesicant

[ ves-i-kuh nt ]
/ ˈvɛs ɪ kənt /

adjective

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

noun

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

Origin of vesicant

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

Words nearby vesicant

vesical diverticulum, vesical hematuria, vesical hernia, vesical triangle, vesical vein, vesicant, vesicate, vesication, vesicatory, vesicle, vesico-

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British Dictionary definitions for vesicant

vesicant

vesicatory (ˈvɛsɪˌkeɪtərɪ)

/ (ˈvɛsɪkənt) /

noun plural -cants or -catories

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

adjective

acting as a vesicant

Word Origin for vesicant

C19: see vesica

Medical definitions for vesicant

vesicant
[ vĕs′ĭ-kənt ]

n.

A blistering agent, especially mustard gas, used in chemical warfare.

adj.

Causing blisters.