单词 | vesicant |
释义 | vesicant (once / 193760 pages) adjn WORD FAMILY vesicant: vesicants USAGE EXAMPLESTwo independent chemical weapons experts agreed the injuries seen were consistent with a chemical attack, with symptoms pointing to vesicant or blister agents. BBC(Sep 28, 2016) But soon all sides had turned to gases which maimed even soldiers wearing a mask - blistering agents, or "vesicants". BBC(Jan 29, 2015) The effects of vesicants are speedy, those of setons are remote; and I have seen fearful spectacles induced by their employment. Dinks, The Dog(2010) 1adj causing blisters Syn vesicatory noxious injurious to physical or mental health 2n a chemical agent that causes blistering (especially mustard gas) Syn|Hypo|Hyper vesicatory blistering agent, dichloroethyl sulfide, mustard agent, mustard gas, sulfur mustard a toxic war gas with sulfide based compounds that raises blisters and attacks the eyes and lungs; there is no known antidote chemical agent an agent that produces chemical reactions |
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