blister
/ˈblɪstɚ/ noun C1- A small bubble between the layers of the skin that contains watery or bloody fluid and is caused by friction and pressure, burning, freezing, chemical irritation, disease, or infection.
- A swelling on a plant.
- Something applied to the skin to raise a blister; a vesicatory or other applied medicine.
- A bubble, as on a painted surface.
- An enclosed pocket of air, which may be mixed with water or solvent vapor, trapped between impermeable layers of felt or between the membrane and substrate.
- A type of pre-formed packaging made from plastic that contains cavities. · blister card· blister pack
- A cause of annoyance.
- A form of smelted copper with a blistered surface.
Plural blisters
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