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vesicatories

Variant of vesicant

adjective

causing blisters

Origin: < L vesica, a blister, bladder

noun

a vesicant agent; specif., in chemical warfare, any agent, as mustard gas, used to blister and burn body tissues by contact with the skin or lungs

Also vesicatory

adjective, noun pl. vesicatories

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