sudorific

American  

[soo-duh-rif-ik] / ˌsu dəˈrɪf ɪk /

adjective

1. causing sweat; diaphoretic.

2. sudoriparous.

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noun

1. a sudorific agent.

sudorific British  

/ ˌsjuːdəˈrɪfɪk /

adjective

1. producing or causing sweating; sudatory

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noun

1. a sudorific agent

Etymology

Origin of sudorific

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

Example Sentences

Boxall very conscientiously recommended a sudorific, and charged him to keep himself well covered up during the night, and on no account to leave his couch.

From Saved from the Sea The Loss of the Viper, and her Crew's Saharan Adventures by Riou, Edouard

This is worse than all: a man might consent to be tickled and pickled—but to iron him for twenty minutes—mercy on us! the very thought is sudorific.

From The American Quarterly Review, No. 17, March 1831 by Walsh, Robert

Use.—Elecampane is cultivated for its roots, which are carminative, sudorific, tonic, and alleviating in pulmonary diseases.

From The Field and Garden Vegetables of America Containing Full Descriptions of Nearly Eleven Hundred Species and Varietes; With Directions for Propagation, Culture and Use. by Burr, Fearing

Anybody, even Mrs Scribe might come in, and the thought was more powerful than any sudorific in the pharmacopoeia.

From Original Penny Readings A Series of Short Sketches by Fenn, George Manville

The leaves are used in bronchial troubles and the seeds are sudorific.

From The Medicinal Plants of the Philippines by Thomas, Jerome Beers