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)

1. vesicant

Noun

vescicante m (plural vescicanti)

1. (historical) a medication causing blisters on the skin
2. (figurative, rare) an annoying person
3. (entomology) Synonym of meloide

Related terms

• vescica

Further reading

• vescicante in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana