calefacient
[ kal-uh-fey-shuhnt ]
/ ˌkæl əˈfeɪ ʃənt /
noun
Medicine/Medical. a substance, as mustard, that produces a sensation of heat when applied to the body.
adjective
heating; warming.
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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
Words nearby calefacient
Caledon, Caledonia, Caledonian, Caledonian Canal, calef., calefacient, calefaction, calefactory, calendar, calendar art, calendar clock
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Example sentences from the Web for calefacient
And it torments my woman-flesh with calefacient thrills fierce and goading and sweet.
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British Dictionary definitions for calefacient
calefacient
/ (ˌkælɪˈfeɪʃənt) /
adjective
causing warmth
noun
med obsolete an agent that warms, such as a mustard plaster
Derived forms of calefacient
calefaction (ˌkælɪˈfækʃən), nounWord Origin for calefacient
C17: from Latin calefaciēns, from calefacere to heat
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Medical 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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