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blister beetle
any beetle of the family Meloidae, many of which produce a secretion that blisters the skin -
epispastic
producing a serous discharge or a blister -
mustard gas
an oily liquid, C 4 H 8 Cl 2 S, used as a chemical-warfare gas, blistering the skin and damaging the lungs, often causing blindness and death: introduced by the Germans in World War I. -
nitrogen mustard
any of the class of poisonous, blistering compounds, as C 5 H 1 1 Cl 2 N, analogous in composition to mustard gas but containing nitrogen instead of sulfur: used in the treatment of cancer and similar diseases; mechlorethamine. -
photosensitivity
the quality of being photosensitive. -
pustulation
the formation or breaking out of pustules.