rubefacient

ru·be·fa·cient

 (ro͞o′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 (-făk′shən) n.

American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright © 2016 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

ru•be•fa•cient

(ˌru bəˈfeɪ ʃənt)

adj.

1. causing redness of the skin.

n.

2. a rubefacient application, as a mustard plaster.

[1795–1805; < Latin rubefacient-, s. of rubefaciēns, present participle of rubefacere to redden =rube-, variant s. of rubēre to redden, be red + facere to make, do¹]

Random House Kernerman Webster's College Dictionary, © 2010 K Dictionaries Ltd. Copyright 2005, 1997, 1991 by Random House, Inc. All rights reserved.

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

rubefacient - a medicine for external application that produces redness of the skin medicament, medication, medicinal drug, medicine - (medicine) something that treats or prevents or alleviates the symptoms of disease

Based on WordNet 3.0, Farlex clipart collection. © 2003-2012 Princeton University, Farlex Inc.

Translations

ru·be·fa·cient

n. enrojecedor, agente que enrojece la piel.

English-Spanish Medical Dictionary © Farlex 2012