Vesicatory

2 definitions found

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

  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.
     [1913 Webster]



From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

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