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Webster 1913 Edition

Rubefacient

Ruˊbe-fa′cient

,
Adj.
[L.
rubefaciens
, p. pr. of
rubefacere
to make red;
rubere
to be red +
facere
to make.]
Making red.
–
Noun.
(Med.)
An external application which produces redness of the skin.

Webster 1828 Edition

Rubefacient

RU'BEFACIENT

,
Adj.
[L. rubefacio, infra.] Making red.

RU'BEFACIENT

,
Noun.
In medicine, a substance or external application which excites redness of the skin.

Definition 2024

rubefacient

rubefacient

English

Adjective

rubefacient ‎(comparative more rubefacient, superlative most rubefacient)

  1. Making red.

Noun

rubefacient ‎(plural rubefacients)

  1. (medicine) A substance for topical application that produces redness of the skin, e.g. by dilating the capillaries.

Latin

Verb

rubefacient

  1. third-person plural future active indicative of rubefaciō

Etymology

Latin rubefaciens, present participle of rubefacere ‎(“to make red”).

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