vesicant
pronunciation
How to pronounce vesicant in British English:
UK ['vesɪkənt]
How to pronounce vesicant in American English:
US ['vesɪkənt]
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- Noun:
- a chemical agent that causes blistering
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- Adjective:
- causing blisters
Word Origin
- vesicant (n.)
- "a blistering agent," 1660s, from Medieval Latin vesicantem (nominative vesicans), present participle of vesicare, from vesica "a bladder, a blister" (see ventral). From 1826 as an adjective.
Example
- 1. Physical vesicant polyethylene insulating polyethylene shielding rf coaxial-cable .
- 2. Chemical vesicant polyethylene insulating polyethylene shielding rf coaxial-cable .
- 3. Physical vesicant polyethylene insulating pvc shielding rf coaxial-cable .
- 4. Physical vesicant polyethylene insulating aluminous external conductor polyethylene shielding rf coaxial-cable .
- 5. Mustard gas is a powerful irritant and vesicant , used as a chemical warfare agent .