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'