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Meaning of RUBEFACIENT

 
WordNet Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
[n]  a medicine for external application that produces redness of the skin
 

RUBEFACIENT is a 11 letter word that starts with R.

 

 See Also: medicament, medication, medicinal drug, medicine

 

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
\Ru`be*fa"cient\, a. [L. rubefaciens, p. pr. of
rubefacere to make red; rubere to be red + facere to make.]
Making red. -- n. (Med.) An external application which
produces redness of the skin.

 
Medical Dictionary
 
 Definition: Reddens skin by increasing blood supply to it.
 

 

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