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pus⋅tu⋅lant

  [puhs-chuh-luhnt]
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–adjective
1. causing the formation of pustules.
–noun
2. a medicine or agent causing pustulation.
Origin:
1870–75; < LL pūstulant- (s. of pūstulāns), prp. of pūstulāre to blister. See pustule, -ant
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pus·tu·lant   (pŭs'chə-lənt, pŭs'tyə-)   
adj.  Causing the formation of pustules.
n.  A pustulant agent.
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Medical Dictionary

Main Entry: 1pus·tu·lant
Pronunciation: 'p&s-ch&-l&nt, 'p&s-t(y)&-
Function: noun
: an agent (as a chemical)that induces pustule formation

Main Entry: 2pustulant
Function: adjective
: producing pustules
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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pustulant pus·tu·lant (pŭs'chə-lənt, pŭs'tyə-)
adj.
Causing the formation of pustules.

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