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calefacient

[ kal-uh-fey-shuh nt ]
/ ˌkæl əˈfeɪ ʃənt /
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noun

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

adjective

heating; warming.

Nearby words

  1. caledon,
  2. caledonia,
  3. caledonian,
  4. caledonian canal,
  5. calef.,
  6. calefaction,
  7. calefactory,
  8. calendar,
  9. calendar art,
  10. calendar clock

Origin of calefacient

1655–65; < Latin calefacient- (stem of calefaciēns, present participle of calefacere to make warm), equivalent tocale- warm (stem of calēre to be warm) + -facient- -facient
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Examples from the Web for calefacient

  • And it torments my woman-flesh with calefacient thrills fierce and goading and sweet.

    I, Mary MacLane|Mary MacLane

British Dictionary definitions for calefacient

calefacient

/ (ˌkælɪˈfeɪʃənt) /

adjective

causing warmth

noun

med obsolete an agent that warms, such as a mustard plaster
Derived Formscalefaction (ˌkælɪˈfækʃən), noun

Word Origin for calefacient

C17: from Latin calefaciēns, from calefacere to heat
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Medicine definitions for calefacient

calefacient

[ kăl′ə-fā′shənt ]

adj.

Causing a sense of warmth.

n.

An agent that produces a sense of warmth in the part to which it is applied.
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