a. and sb. Med. Also cicatrisant. [ad. mod.L. cicatrizant-em (pr. pple. of cicatrizāre to CICATRIZE) or the corresp. F. cicatrisant; It. cicatrizzante.]
a. adj. That cicatrizes, or heals by forming a cicatrice. b. sb. A medicine or application that induces a cicatrice.
1661. Lovell, Hist. Anim. & Min., 354. Strumes, or scrofuls … are cured by … cicatrizants.
1860. Mayne, Expos. Lex., Cicatrisant.… Having power to cause wounds or ulcers to heal and take on a skin.
