vescicante
Italian
Alternative forms
- vessicante (obsolete)
Etymology
From Latin vēsīcō + -ante.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /veʃ.ʃiˈkan.te/
- Rhymes: -ante
- Hyphenation: ve‧sci‧càn‧te
Adjective
vescicante (plural vescicanti)
- vesicant
Noun
vescicante m (plural vescicanti)
- (historical) a medication causing blisters on the skin
- (figurative, rare) an annoying person
- (entomology) Synonym of meloide
Related terms
- vescica
Further reading
- vescicante in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana