vesicant

adj, noun — 2 senses

adj

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

Causing blistering to the skin.

noun

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

Any material that causes blisters upon contact with the skin.

Rubber-clothed figures entered from an inner room like divers in air. Some of the vesicant-proof suits did not fit and the wearers moved uncomfortably and clumsily.1939, Philip George Chadwick, The Death Guard, page 190:

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