Sekirov Dictionary

rubefacient

/ɹu.bəˈfeɪ.ʃənt/

adjective 1
noun 1
forms 3

adjective1

Making red.

noun1

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A substance for topical application that produces redness of the skin, e.g. by dilating the capillaries.
- The symptoms had diminished for a time, under the employment of rubefacients and cathartics; but the pain in the left side of the thorax returned in the evening of the 29th. — 1833

forms

rubefacients · more rubefacient · most rubefacient

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