diaphoretic

[ dahy-uh-fuh-ret-ik ]
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adjective
  1. producing perspiration.

noun
  1. a diaphoretic medicine.

Origin of diaphoretic

1
1555–65; <Late Latin diaphorēticus<Greek diaphorētikós promoting perspiration, equivalent to diaphorē- (see diaphoresis) + -tikos-tic

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British Dictionary definitions for diaphoretic

diaphoretic

/ (ˌdaɪəfəˈrɛtɪk) /


adjective
  1. relating to or causing sweat

noun
  1. a diaphoretic drug or agent

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