RUBEFACIENT


Meaning of RUBEFACIENT in English

I. ˌrü-bə-ˈfā-shənt adjective

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

Date: 1804

: causing redness (as of the skin)

II. noun

Date: 1805

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

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.