diaphoretic
[dahy-uh-fuh-ret-ik]Medicine/Medical
adjective
producing perspiration.
noun
a diaphoretic medicine.
Origin of diaphoretic
1555–65; < Late Latin diaphorēticus < Greek diaphorētikós promoting perspiration, equivalent to diaphorē- (see diaphoresis) + -tikos -tic
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Related Words for diaphoretic
moist, sticky, wet, stinky, clammy, glowing, hot, soaked, drippy, perspiring, bathed, drenched, drippingExamples from the Web for diaphoretic
Historical Examples of diaphoretic
Dr. Bidie states that the action is diaphoretic and expectorant.
The Medicinal Plants of the PhilippinesT. H. Pardo de Tavera
It should always be combined with some medicine which will assist its diaphoretic action.
A System of MidwiferyEdward Rigby
Thus Ammonia and volatile oils are Expectorant and Diaphoretic.
The Action of Medicines in the SystemFrederick William Headland
As a diaphoretic, in inflammatory affections and rheumatism.
Cooley's Practical Receipts, Volume IIArnold Cooley
A wineglassful every 1⁄2 hour or hour; as a diaphoretic and expectorant.
Cooley's Practical Receipts, Volume IIArnold Cooley
diaphoretic
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diaphoretic
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adj.
n.
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