Meaning & use
vesicular
Containing or characterized by small sac-like cavities called vesicles.
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The volcanic rock had a vesicular texture, full of small holes left by escaping gas.
The doctor noted a vesicular rash spreading across the patient's arm.
A note on using this word
Vesicular is a technical term used in geology, describing gas bubbles trapped in cooling lava, and in medicine, describing small fluid-filled blisters on the skin.
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