pustulant
/ˈpʌstʃələnt/
noun
- A substance or agent that causes the formation of pustules.
- The lab tested the compound to see if it was a pustulant.
- The ointment acted as a pustulant, drawing out the infection.
- Some chemical irritants can be powerful pustulants on sensitive skin.
adjective
- Producing or characterized by pustules (small, inflamed, pus-filled bumps on the skin).
- The doctor diagnosed the pustulant rash as a bacterial infection.
- The pustulant sores on the plant's leaves indicated a fungal disease.
- His skin became pustulant after an allergic reaction to the medication.
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