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