Vesiculate

Pronunciation: /ˈviˈsɪkˈjuˈɫeɪt/

Vesiculate (verb)

  1. To create or become covered with small bubbles or blisters.

Examples

  • The liquid began to vesiculate as it heated.
  • When mixed with the chemical, the solution will vesiculate.

Common collocations: vesiculate rapidly, vesiculate slowly, vesiculate upon heating, vesiculate surface, vesiculate pattern

Vesiculate (adjective)

  1. Having a surface or structure that is full of small bubbles or blisters.

Examples

  • The vesiculate texture of the surface was intriguing.
  • She admired the vesiculate appearance of the glass.

Synonyms of Vesiculate

Formal