confrication

noun

con·​fri·​ca·​tion

ˌkänfrə̇ˈkāshən

plural -s

archaic

: a rubbing together : friction

Word History

Etymology

Middle English confricatioun, from Late Latin confrication-, confricatio, from Latin confricatus (past participle of confricare to rub vigorously, from com- + fricare to rub) + -ion-, -io -ion

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