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| blistering | |
| 1. adj. Causing blisters |  |
| 2. adj. Very hot | |
| 3. adj. Harsh or corrosive | |
| 4. adj. Very aggressive | |
| 5. adj. Very fast | |
| 6. n. (medicine, veterinary) The practice of forming blisters on the skin, to promote blood flow and aid healing. | |
| blister | |
| 1. n. A small bubble between the layers of the skin that contains watery or bloody fluid and is caused by friction and pressure, burning, freezing, chemical irritation, disease or infection. | |
| 2. n. A swelling on a plant. | |
| 3. n. (medicine) Something applied to the skin to raise a blister; a vesicatory or other applied medicine. | |
| 4. n. A bubble, as on a painted surface. | |
| 5. n. (roofing) An enclosed pocket of air, which may be mixed with water or solvent vapor, trapped between impermeable layers of felt or between the membrane and substrate. | |
| 6. n. A type of pre-formed packaging made from plastic that contains cavities. | |
| blister card | |
| blister pack | |
| 7. v. To raise blisters on. | |
| a chemical agent that blisters the skin | |
| 8. v. (intransitive) To have a blister form. | |
| 9. v. To criticise severely. | |
| 10. v. (intransitive) To break out in blisters. | |
