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pustulate

Definition of pustulate

verb

Pronunciation: /ˈpʌstjʊleɪt/
[no object]
  • form into pustules: (as adjective pustulating)pustulating epidermal ulcers

adjective

Pronunciation: /ˈpʌstjʊlət/
chiefly Biology
  • having or covered with pustules:the surface is coarsely pustulate

Derivatives

pustulation

Pronunciation: /-ˈleɪʃ(ə)n/
noun

Origin:

late Middle English (as an adjective): from late Latin pustulatus, past participle of pustulare 'to blister', from pustula 'pustule'

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