Rubefacient

  • 101rubific —   a.,n. rubefacient.    ♦ rubification, n.    ♦ rubificative, a …

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  • 102rubrific —   a. rubefacient …

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  • 103mustard plaster — n. a paste made with powdered mustard, spread on a cloth and applied to the skin as a counterirritant and rubefacient …

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  • 104camphor oil — noun oil distilled from camphor resin • Hypernyms: ↑oil * * * noun : an essential oil obtained by distilling the wood and other parts of the camphor tree; especially : that portion of the oil left after removing part or all of the camphor usually …

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  • 105medicinal drug — noun (medicine) something that treats or prevents or alleviates the symptoms of disease • Syn: ↑medicine, ↑medication, ↑medicament • Derivationally related forms: ↑medicate (for: ↑medication), ↑ …

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  • 106mustard plaster — noun a plaster containing powdered black mustard; applied to the skin as a counterirritant or rubefacient • Syn: ↑sinapism • Hypernyms: ↑poultice, ↑cataplasm, ↑plaster …

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  • 107sinapism — noun a plaster containing powdered black mustard; applied to the skin as a counterirritant or rubefacient • Syn: ↑mustard plaster • Hypernyms: ↑poultice, ↑cataplasm, ↑plaster …

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  • 108analgesic balm — noun : an ointment containing methyl salicylate and menthol used as a rubefacient …

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  • 109-facient — comb. form forming adjectives and nouns indicating an action or state produced (abortifacient). Etymology: from or after L faciens entis part. of facere make * * * |fāshənt adjective combining form Etymology: Latin facient , faciens, present… …

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  • 110rubefaction — |fakshən noun ( s) Etymology: probably from (assumed) New Latin rubefaction , rubefactio, from Latin rubefactus (past participle of rubefacere) + ion , io ion 1. : the act or process of causing redness 2. : redness due to a rubefacient …

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