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adjective
1.
causing redness of the skin, as a medicinal application.
noun
2.
Medicine/Medical. a rubefacient application, as a mustard plaster.
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Rubefacient
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| the bone of the lower jaw. |
| the innermost digit of the forelimb; thumb. |
Origin:
1795–1805; < Latin rubefacient- (stem of rubefaciēns, present participle of rubefacere to redden), equivalent to rube-, variant stem of rubēre to redden, be red + -facient- -facient
1795–1805; < Latin rubefacient- (stem of rubefaciēns, present participle of rubefacere to redden), equivalent to rube-, variant stem of rubēre to redden, be red + -facient- -facient
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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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