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- 51Թ comparison: vesicant vs. irritant
vesicant vs. irritant
noun
- a vesicant agent or substance.
- (in chemical warfare) a chemical agent that causes burns and destruction of tissue both internally and externally.
adjective
noun
- anything that irritates.
- Physiology, Pathology. a biological, chemical, or physical agent that stimulates a characteristic function or elicits a response, especially an inflammatory response.