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Where does “vesicant” come from?

vesicant (English) comes from Latin vesico, from Latin vēsīca.

vesicant (English): Causing blistering to the skin; Any material that...

Definitions

  1. Causing blistering to the skin; Any material that...

Ancestry of “vesicant”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinvesicoI blister; form blisters
2Latinvēsīca—
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