vesiculate

An obsolete verb meaning to form or become covered with vesicles or small blisters.

• 🇵🇹Verbo pouco usado que significa formar ou cobrir-se de vesículas, bolhas ou pequenas bolhas na pele.

1. Become vesicular C2 formal scientific

   To develop or form small cavities, blisters, or air cells within a substance or tissue.

   • The lava began to vesiculate as it cooled rapidly.
   • Under the microscope, the cells appeared to vesiculate after treatment.
   • The rock sample started to vesiculate due to trapped gases.

   🇵🇹Tornar-se vesicular

   Sinônimos: blisterbubble

2. Cause to become vesicular C2 formal scientific

   To intentionally create small cavities, blisters, or air cells in a material or tissue.

   • The chemist used a special process to vesiculate the polymer.
   • The injection caused the tissue to vesiculate, forming small air pockets.
   • They vesiculated the glass to create a lightweight insulating material.

   🇵🇹Causar vesiculação

   Sinônimos: aerateblisterbubblefoamvesicate

• vesiculated past participle
• vesiculated past simple
• vesiculating present participle
• vesiculates third person singular