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