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¹rubefacient

adjective ru·be·fa·cient \ˌrü-bə-ˈfā-shənt\

Definition of RUBEFACIENT

: causing redness (as of the skin)

Latin rubefacient-, rubefaciens, present participle of rubefacere to make red, from rubeus reddish + facere to make — more at ruby, do

First Known Use: 1804

noun

: a substance for external application that produces redness of the skin

1805

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