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Pustulate vs Apostemate - What's the difference?

pustulate | apostemate |

As verbs the difference between pustulate and apostemate

is that pustulate is to form, or be formed into pustules while apostemate is to become an aposteme; to pustulate.

As an adjective pustulate

is having pustules or prominences resembling them.

pustulate

English

Verb

(pustulat)
  • To form, or be formed into pustules
  • Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Having pustules or prominences resembling them.
  • a pustulate leaf, shell, or coral
    ----

    apostemate

    English

    From .

    Verb

    (apostemat)
  • To become an aposteme; to pustulate.
  • * 1734 , Richard Wiseman, Eight Chirurgical Treatises , Volume 1, page 167,
  • and afterwards the Brea?t ?welled, and ?eemed to apo?temate .