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ru·be·fac·tion

(rū'bē-fak'shŭn),

Erythema of the skin caused by local application of a counterirritant.

[see rubefacient]

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ru·be·fac·tion

(rū'bĕ-fak'shŭn)

Erythema of the skin caused by local application of a counterirritant.
See also: rubefacient

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Certes, c'est aussi l'endroit du site oo la paroi presente la rubefaction necessaire a l'ornementation comme signale precedemment (le reste du support est brun a noir), mais la posture imposee aux peintres y est dangereuse.

Le geste et la forme dans l'expression graphique du Neolithique

In the transition zones within the Mediterranean basin, in the case of lesser clay illuviation, rubefaction determines the appearance of chromic luvisols, with a sequence of A-Bt-C horizons, or chromic cambisols, with a sequence A-Bw-C.

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Une position dominante, une orientation meridionale, des ruissellements periodiques et une rubefaction des parois sont des manifestations de la sacralite du site.

Arquitectura natural y arquitectura simbolica en el Neolitico. El ejemplo de los abrigos pintados de las Gargantas del Nesque (Vauduse, Francia)

334-336) of greatest relevance in the savannah zonal area are: translocation of clay, ferruginization and rubefaction, the weathering of rocks, ferralization, the neoformation of clay minerals, the formation of plinthite, the production of organic matter, and the action of erosion.