vesicant

2 definitions found

vesicant - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

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

vesicant - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  vesicant
      adj 1: causing blisters [syn: vesicatory, vesicant]
      n 1: a chemical agent that causes blistering (especially mustard
           gas) [syn: vesicant, vesicatory]