sudorific

[ soo-duh-rif-ik ]

/ ˌsu dəˈrɪf ɪk /

adjective

causing sweat; diaphoretic.

sudoriparous.

noun

a sudorific agent.

Words nearby sudorific

sudor-, sudoral, sudoresis, sudoriferous, sudoriferous gland, sudorific, sudoriparous, sudra, suds, sudser, sudsy

Origin of sudorific

1620–30; < New Latin sūdōrificus, equivalent to Latin sūdōr-, stem of sūdor sweat (see sudoriferous) + -i- -i- + -ficus -fic

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Examples from the Web for sudorific

The leaves are used in bronchial troubles and the seeds are sudorific.
The Medicinal Plants of the Philippines|T. H. Pardo de Tavera
The pack is a derivative, sedative, sudorific and stimulator of cutaneous excretion.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 14, Slice 2|Various
An emetic and a sudorific considerably relieved them by the morning, but a pig which ate the fish died.
Captain Cook|W.H.G. Kingston
He had rendered his flying caravan invisible, by the darkness of an unlighted cellar in the house of Adullam the sudorific Hebrew.
Translations from the German (Vol 3 of 3)|Thomas Carlyle

An infusion of the leaves is stimulating, sudorific, tonic, and beneficial in colds and chills.
The Field and Garden Vegetables of America|Fearing Burr

British Dictionary definitions for sudorific

sudorific

/ (ˌsjuːdəˈrɪfɪk) /

adjective

producing or causing sweating; sudatory

noun

a sudorific agent

Word Origin for sudorific

C17: from New Latin sūdōrificus, from sudor + Latin facere to make

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Medicine definitions for sudorific

sudorific

[ sōō′də-rĭf′ĭk ]

adj.

Causing or increasing sweat.