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rubefacient

ru·be·fa·cient

US/ɹu.bəˈfeɪ.ʃənt/ uncommon

noun

1.

a medicine for external application that produces redness of the skin

Origin

From Latin rubefaciens, present participle of rubefacere (“to make red”).

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