Meaning & use

vesicular

adjective·Advanced

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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