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vesicatory vs blistering agent

blistering agent vs vesicatory

vesicatory and blistering agent both are nouns.

vesicatory is an adjective but blistering agent is not an adjective.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
vesicatory Yes Yes No No
blistering agent Yes No No No
As nouns, blistering agent is a hyponym of vesicatory; that is, blistering agent is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than vesicatory:
  • vesicatory: a chemical agent that causes blistering (especially mustard gas)
  • blistering agent: a toxic war gas with sulfide based compounds that raises blisters and attacks the eyes and lungs; there is no known antidote
Other hyponyms of vesicatory include dichloroethyl sulfide, mustard agent, mustard gas, sulfur mustard.
vesicatory (noun) blistering agent (noun)
a chemical agent that causes blistering (especially mustard gas) a toxic war gas with sulfide based compounds that raises blisters and attacks the eyes and lungs; there is no known antidote
vesicatory (adjective) blistering agent (adjective)
causing blisters
Difference between vesicatory and blistering agent

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