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vesicant

ve·si·cant

uncommon

noun

1.

a chemical agent that causes blistering

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adjective

1.

causing blisters

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Origin

Borrowed from Late Latin vēsīcāns, present participle of vēsīcō. By surface analysis, vesic- + -ant.

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