rubefacient

English

Etymology

(deprecated template usage) [etyl] Latin rubefaciens, present participle of rubefacere (“to make red”).

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.

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Latin

Verb

(deprecated template usage) rubefacient

1. third-person plural future active indicative of rubefaciō