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rubefacient - 6 dictionary results

ru⋅be⋅fa⋅cient

[roo-buh-fey-shuhnt]
–adjective
1. causing redness of the skin, as a medicinal application.
–noun
2. Medicine/Medical. a rubefacient application, as a mustard plaster.

Origin:
1795–1805; < L rubefacient- (s. of rubefaciēns, prp. of rubefacere to redden), equiv. to rube-, var. s. of rubēre to redden, be red + -facient- -facient
ru·be·fa·cient   (rōō'bə-fā'shənt)   
adj.  Producing redness, as of the skin.
n.  A substance that irritates the skin, causing redness.

[Latin rubefaciēns, rubefacient-, present participle of rubefacere, to make red : rubeus, red; see reudh- in Indo-European roots + facere, to make; see dhē- in Indo-European roots.]
ru'be·fac'tion (-fāk'shən) n.

Rubefacient

Ru`be*fa"cient\, a. [L. rubefaciens, p. pr. of rubefacere to make red; rubere to be red + facere to make.] Making red. -- n. (Med.) An external application which produces redness of the skin.

Main Entry: 1ru·be·fa·cient
Pronunciation: "rü-b&-'fA-sh&nt
Function: adjective
: causing redness of the skinrubefacient cream>

Main Entry: 2rubefacient
Function: noun
: a substance for external application that produces redness of the skin

rubefacient ru·be·fa·cient (r&oomacr;'bə-fā'shənt)
adj.
Producing redness, as of the skin. n.
A substance that irritates the skin, causing redness.


ru'be·fac'tion (-fāk'shən) n.

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