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vesicular

adj · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

adj

Meaning 1

Of, pertaining to, having, or being vesicles (vesiculae).

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: vesiculated, vesiculose

Antonyms: none provided

2

adjective

Meaning 2

of or relating to or involving vesicles

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • normal vesicular breathing

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

From vesicula + -ar.

Across languages

Translations

3 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Catalan: vesicular — of or pertaining to vesicles
  • Spanish: vesicular — of or pertaining to vesicles
  • Ukrainian: везикуля́рний (vezykuljárnyj) — of or pertaining to vesicles