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rubedo

rubedo noun: a diffused redness of the skin; blushing or flushing.

Noun

rubedo (uncountable)

  1. A diffused redness of the skin; blushing or flushing.
  2. A "reddening" process, the fourth and final major stage of the alchemical magnum opus.
    Synonyms:
    iosis

Synonyms of rubedo

Origin of rubedo

From Latin rubēdō (“redness”).

Questions about rubedo

What does rubedo mean?
Rubedo means a diffused redness of the skin; blushing or flushing.
What part of speech is rubedo?
Rubedo is a noun.

Words near rubedo in the dictionary

  1. rubeanic
  2. rubeanic acid
  3. Rubeck
  4. Rubecks
  5. rubedinous
  6. rubedo
  7. rubee
  8. rubefacience
  9. rubefacient
  10. rubefacients
  11. rubefaction

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