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vesicant.

Adjective
HorrorTechnical
MEANING

Capable of causing blisters on skin.

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  • vesicant agent
  • vesicant chemical

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The label identified the liquid as a vesicant agent.
A vesicant chemical had soaked through the outer glove.

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Primary category: horror. Forms: Normally non-gradable as a blister-causing classification; noun singular vesicant, plural vesicants. Legacy lexical fields mirror sense 1 only. Use numbered sense fields for all meanings.

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