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rubefacient

US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(ro̅o̅′bə fā′shənt)


WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
ru•be•fa•cient  (ro̅o̅′bə fā′shənt),USA pronunciation adj. 
  1. causing redness of the skin, as a medicinal application.

n. 
  1. Medicinea rubefacient application, as a mustard plaster.
  • 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

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