rubefacient Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun a medicine for external application that produces redness of the skin

WordNet

Ru`be*fa"cient adjective
Etymology
L. rubefaciens, p.pr. of rubefacere to make red; rubere to be red + facere to make.
Definitions
  1. Making red. -- n. (Med.) An external application which produces redness of the skin.

Webster 1913