Vesicant

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Vesicant \Ves"i*cant\, n. [L. vesica blister: cf. F.
     v['e]sicant.] (Med.)
     A vesicatory.
     [1913 Webster]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:



  vesicant
       adj : causing blisters [syn: {vesicatory}]
       n : a chemical agent that causes blistering [syn: {vesicatory}]