vesicatory

2 definitions found

vesicatory - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  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]

vesicatory - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

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