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Rubefacient

Ru'be-fā'cient, a.

adjective

(-shent), a. Making red.

Ru'be-fā'cient, n.

noun

n. [Lat. rubefaciens, p. pr. of rubefacere, to make red, from rubere, to be red, and facere, to make.] (Med.) A substance or external application which produces redness of the skin.