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• blister — /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.… …   Universalium

• metalwork — metalworker, n. /met l werrk /, n. objects made of metal. [1840 50; METAL + WORK] * * * Useful and decorative objects fashioned of various metals. The oldest technique is hammering. After с 2500 BC, casting was also used, molten metal being… …   Universalium

• blister — blis•ter [[t]ˈblɪs tər[/t]] n. 1) pat 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) mil a transparent dome on the fuselage of an… …   From formal English to slang

• blister — 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… …  

• cloque — also cloqué noun Etymology: French cloqué, from past participle of cloquer to become blistered, from French dialect (Picard) cloque bell, bubble, from Medieval Latin clocca bell more at clock Date: 1936 1. a fabric with an embossed design 2. a… …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• Chilblain — A cold injury which, while painful, causes little or no permanent impairment. It appears as red, swollen skin which is tender, hot to the touch, and may itch. This can worsen to an aching, prickly ( pins and needles ) sensation, and then numbness …   Medical dictionary

• Porphyria — Any of a group of inherited diseases characterized by skin sensitivity to sunlight and/or by intermittent acute attacks of abdominal and nerve pain. The porphyrias are caused by enzyme defects that trigger the overproduction of porphyrins by the… …   Medical dictionary

• porphyria — n. one of a group of rare disorders due to inborn errors of metabolism in which there are deficiencies in the enzymes involved in the biosynthesis of haem. The accumulation of the enzyme s substrate gives rise to symptoms of the disorder. The… …   The new mediacal dictionary

• ves|i|cate — «VEHS uh kayt», verb, cat|ed, cat|ing. Medicine. –v.t. to cause blisters on; blister. –v.i. to become blistered. ╂[< Latin vēsīca blister + English ate1] …   Useful english dictionary

• Foreign relations of India — The Republic of India is the world s most populous democracy and has one of the fastest economic growth rates in the world (8.9 percent GDP increase in 2007, the second fastest major economy in the world after China). [… …   Wikipedia

• hand tool — any tool or implement designed for manual operation. * * * Introduction  any of the implements used by craftsmen in manual operations, such as chopping, chiseling, sawing, filing, or forging. Complementary tools, often needed as auxiliaries to… …   Universalium