calefacient

[kal-uh-fey-shuhnt]

noun

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

adjective

1. heating; warming.

calefacient

/ ˌkælɪˈfækʃən, ˌkælɪˈfeɪʃənt /

adjective

1. causing warmth

noun

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

Other Word Forms

• calefaction noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of calefacient¹

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. )

Word History and Origins

Origin of calefacient¹

C17: from Latin calefaciēns, from calefacere to heat

Example Sentences

The animal experimented upon to be supplied daily with a weighed quantity of food, the composition and calefacient value of which had been accurately determined.

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