calefacient

American

[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.

calefacient British

/ ˌkælɪˈfækʃən, ˌkælɪˈfeɪʃənt /

adjective

causing warmth

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noun

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

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Other Word 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. )

Example Sentences

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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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