Definitions for rubefacientˌru bəˈfeɪ ʃənt
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Random House Webster's College Dictionary
ru•be•fa•cientˌru bəˈfeɪ ʃənt(adj.)
causing redness of the skin.
(n.)a rubefacient application, as a mustard plaster.
Category: Medicine
Origin of rubefacient:
1795–1805; < L rubefacient-, s. of rubefaciēns, prp. of rubefacere to redden =rube-, var. s. of rubēre to redden, be red +facere to make, do1
Princeton's WordNet
rubefacient(noun)
a medicine for external application that produces redness of the skin
Webster Dictionary
Rubefacient(adj)
making red
Rubefacient(noun)
an external application which produces redness of the skin
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