rubefacient
Adjective
Latin rubefacient-, rubefaciens, present participle of rubefacere to make red, from rubeus reddish + facere to make — more at ruby, do
1659, in the meaning defined above
Noun
1777, in the meaning defined above
rube
Rube Goldberg
“Rubefacient.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/rubefacient. Accessed 23 Dec. 2024.
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