calefacient

American  

[kal-uh-fey-shuhnt] / ˌkæl əˈfeɪ ʃənt /

noun

1. Medicine/Medical. a substance, as mustard, that produces a sensation of heat when applied to the body.

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adjective

1. heating; warming.

calefacient British  

/ ˌkælɪˈfækʃən, ˌkælɪˈfeɪʃənt /

adjective

1. causing warmth

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noun

1. obsolete med an agent that warms, such as a mustard plaster

Other Word Forms

Derived Forms

• calefaction
  noun

Etymology

Origin of calefacient

1655–65; < Latin calefacient- (stem of calefaciēns, present participle of calefacere to make warm), equivalent to cale- warm (stem of calēre to be warm) + -facient- -facient ( def. )