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Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

vesicant

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.09 in modern English

Syllables
vesi-cant
IPA
13
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
2
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Causing blistering to the skin.

noun

Any material that causes blisters upon contact with the skin.

Example Sentences

Etymology

Borrowed from Late Latin vēsīcāns, present participle of vēsīcō. By surface analysis, vesic- + -ant.

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

vesicants (plural)

Synonyms

vesicatory

Questions

What does vesicant mean?
Causing blistering to the skin.
Where does vesicant come from?
Borrowed from Late Latin vēsīcāns, present participle of vēsīcō. By surface analysis, vesic- + -ant.

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