blister

/ˈblɪstə(ɹ)/noun
Elementary
1

A small bubble between the layers of the skin that contains watery or bloody fluid and is caused by friction and pressure, burning, freezing, chemical irritation, disease, or infection.

2

A swelling on a plant.

3

Something applied to the skin to raise a blister; a vesicatory or other applied medicine.

4

A bubble, as on a painted surface.

5

An enclosed pocket of air, which may be mixed with water or solvent vapor, trapped between impermeable layers of felt or between the membrane and substrate.

6

A type of pre-formed packaging made from plastic that contains cavities.

7

A cause of annoyance.

8

A form of smelted copper with a blistered surface.

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