Rubefacient Definition

ro͝obə-fāshənt
adjective
Causing redness, as of the skin.
Webster's New World

Making red.

Wiktionary
noun
Any external application, as a salve or plaster, causing redness of the skin.
Webster's New World

Other Word Forms of Rubefacient

Noun

Singular:
rubefacient
Plural:
rubefacients

Origin of Rubefacient

  • Latin rubefaciēns rubefacient- present participle of rubefacere to make red rubeus red reudh- in Indo-European roots facere to make dhē- in Indo-European roots

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • Latin rubefaciens, present participle of rubefacere (“to make red").

    From Wiktionary

Rubefacient Sentence Examples

  • Externally chloroforrr ‘ is an antiseptic, a local anaesthetic if allowed to evaporate, and a rubefacient, causing the vessels of the skin to dilate, if rubbed in.

  • This is the typical rubefacient action.

  • It acts as a rubefacient, an irritant and a counter-irritant.

  • The fruit has a rubefacient effect (Watt and Breyer-Brandwijk 1962) and is irritant to the nose and eyes (Burkill 1935).

  • Paullinia pinnata The root and root bark are applied for rubefacient purposes (Watt and Breyer-Brandwijk 1962).

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Words Starting With

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Words Ending With

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