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vesicular

[ vuh-sik-yuh-ler ]

adjective

  1. of or relating to a vesicle or vesicles.
  2. having the form of a vesicle.
  3. characterized by or consisting of vesicles.


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Other Words From

  • ve·sicu·lar·ly adverb
  • inter·ve·sicu·lar adjective
  • nonve·sicu·lar adjective
  • nonve·sicu·lar·ly adverb
  • subve·sicu·lar adjective

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Word History and Origins

Origin of vesicular1

1705–15; < New Latin vēsīculāris, equivalent to Latin vēsīcul ( a ) vesicle + -āris -ar 1

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Example Sentences

The erythematous and vesicular varieties are the most favorable.

Vesicular: More or less covered with minute vesicles due to gas formation; more minute than bullate.

When it becomes vesicular, it passes gradually into the highly porous rock called pumice.

Occasionally we meet with igneous rocks which are more or less vesicular and amygdaloidal throughout their entire mass.

As a rule, those lavas which are of inferior specific gravity are much more vesicular than the denser and heavier varieties.

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