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A chemical agent that causes blistering
Answer for the clue "A chemical agent that causes blistering ", 10 letters:
vesicatory
Word definitions for vesicatory in dictionaries
WordNet
Word definitions in WordNet
adj. causing blisters [syn: vesicant ] n. a chemical agent that causes blistering [syn: vesicant ]
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Vesicatory \Ves"i*ca*to*ry\ (?; 277), a. [Cf. F. v['e]sicatoire.] (Med.) Tending, or having power, to raise a blister. -- n. A blistering application or plaster; a vesicant; an epispastic.
Wiktionary
Word definitions in Wiktionary
a. (context medicine English) Causing blistering. n. (context medicine English) An agent that causes blistering.
Usage examples of vesicatory.
Fathom still remained insensible, and the doctor pronounced a very unfavourable prognostic, while he ordered a pair of additional vesicatories to be laid upon his arms, and other proper medicines to be administered.