rubefacient adjective & noun.
[ru:bɪ'feɪʃ(ǝ)nt] E19.[Latin rubefacient- pres. ppl stem of rubefacere make red, from rubeus red + facere make: see -ENT.]Medicine.
A. adjective. Producing redness or slight inflammation.
E19.b. noun. An agent, esp. a counterirritant, producing redness of the skin.
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