Rubefacient

  • 111can|thar|i|des — «kan THAR uh deez», noun, plural of cantha|ris. a preparation of dried beetles (usually powdered), especially the Spanish fly, used externally as a rubefacient and vesicant (formerly considered an aphrodisiac). ╂[< Latin cantharides, plural of …

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  • 112ru|be|fac|tion — «ROO buh FAK shuhn», noun. 1. a making red. 2. redness of the skin, especially as caused by a rubefacient …

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