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Rareblister
The correct spelling is blister.
How to pronounce blister
noun
IPA: /ˈblɪstɚ/
Say it like: Bli-ste-r
The correct spelling is blister. 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 inf… For example: "blister card"
Usage Examples
“blister card”
“a chemical agent that blisters the skin”
Meanings
noun
- 1.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.
- 2.A swelling on a plant.
- 3.Something applied to the skin to raise a blister; a vesicatory or other applied medicine.
- 4.A bubble, as on a painted surface.
- 5.(roofing) 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.
verb
- 1.To raise blisters on.
- 2.To have a blister form.
- 3.To criticise severely.
- 4.To break out in blisters.
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