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单词 rubefaction
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Definition of rubefaction in English:

rubefaction

(also rubifaction)
noun ˌruːbɪˈfakʃn
  • 1Medicine. Reddening or redness of the skin, especially as produced by a rubefacient; the action of using a rubefacient; an instance of this. Now rare.

  • 2Geology and Soil Science. Reddening of rock or soil due to the deposition and oxidation of iron compounds during prolonged weathering; the process by which such reddening is produced.

Origin

Late Middle English; earliest use found in Guy de Chauliac's Grande Chirurgie. From rubify: see -faction.

Definition of rubefaction in US English:

rubefaction

(also rubifaction)
nounˌruːbɪˈfakʃn
  • 1Medicine. Reddening or redness of the skin, especially as produced by a rubefacient; the action of using a rubefacient; an instance of this. Now rare.

  • 2Geology and Soil Science. Reddening of rock or soil due to the deposition and oxidation of iron compounds during prolonged weathering; the process by which such reddening is produced.

Origin

Late Middle English; earliest use found in Guy de Chauliac's Grande Chirurgie. From rubify: see -faction.

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