blister

  • 21blister — I. /ˈblɪstə / (say blistuh) noun 1. a thin vesicle on the skin, containing watery matter or serum, as from a burn or other injury. 2. any similar swelling, as an air bubble in a casting or a paint blister. 3. → blister pearl. 4. (formerly) a… …

  • 22blister — n. 1) to open a blister 2) a fever blister (AE; CE has cold sore) 3) a blister bursts; forms * * * [ blɪstə] forms a blister bursts to open a blister a fever blister (AE; CE has cold sore) …

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  • 23blister — n. & v. n. 1 a small bubble on the skin filled with serum and caused by friction, burning, etc. 2 a similar swelling on any other surface. 3 Med. anything applied to raise a blister. 4 sl. an annoying person. v. 1 tr. raise a blister on. 2 intr.… …

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  • 24Blister — Der Begriff Blister (engl.: Beule, Blase) bezeichnet: ein Vorsegel auf Schiffen, siehe Blister (Segel) (auch: Gennaker) in der Verpackungsindustrie eine Sichtverpackung bei Tablettenverpackungen, wo die Tabletten durch eine Rückwand aus Aluminium …

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  • 25blister — {{11}}blister (n.) c.1300, perhaps via O.Fr. blestre blister, lump, bump, from a Scandinavian source (Cf. O.N. blastr a blowing, dat. blæstri swelling ), or from M.Du. blyster swelling; perhaps from PIE *bhlei to blow, swell, extension of root… …

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  • 26blister — I UK [ˈblɪstə(r)] / US [ˈblɪstər] noun [countable] Word forms blister : singular blister plural blisters 1) a swollen area on your skin that is full of a clear liquid and is caused by being burned or rubbed 2) a small raised area on a surface… …

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  • 27blister — I. noun Etymology: Middle English blister, blester, probably from Old English *blýster, *blǣster; akin to Old Norse blāstr swelling, Old English blǣst blast Date: 14th century 1. an elevation of the epidermis containing watery liquid 2. an… …

    New Collegiate Dictionary

  • 28blister — /blis teuhr/, n. 1. a thin vesicle on the skin, containing watery matter or serum, as from a burn or other injury. 2. any similar swelling, as an air bubble in a coat of paint. 3. a relatively large bubble occurring in glass during blowing. 4.… …

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  • 29Blister — (Voz inglesa.) ► sustantivo masculino INDUSTRIA Envase para la presentación de productos manufacturados, que consiste en una lámina de cartón sobre la que se colocan éstos, recubierto todo por una película transparente de plástico con… …

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  • 30Blister — Blịs|ter 〈m. 3〉 I 〈unz.〉 ein salbenähnliches Mittel zur Versorgung u. Therapie von Verletzungen im Beinbereich von Pferden II 〈zählb.〉 Produktverpackung aus (durchsichtiger) Kunststofffolie [engl., „Blase“; zu blister pack „Klarsichtpackung“] *… …

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