sudorific
Americanadjective
noun
Etymology
Origin of sudorific
1620–30; < New Latin sūdōrificus, equivalent to Latin sūdōr-, stem of sūdor sweat ( sudoriferous ) + -i- -i- + -ficus -fic
Example Sentences
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The steam arising from them and enveloping the body and limbs produces a prompt sudorific effect.
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I ordered them a sudorific Drink, which being succeeded by the Eruption, or by Sweating, they found themselves sensibly relieved.
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It is aromatic, sudorific, and stomachic, and grows very well in this country.
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The emanation is from certain overabundant sudorific glands.
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Anybody, even Mrs Scribe might come in, and the thought was more powerful than any sudorific in the pharmacopoeia.
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