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 ( sudoriferous ) + -i- -i- + -ficus -fic

Example Sentences

The arguments put forward in favour of radiant heat, with a comparatively cool atmosphere, in the sudorific chambers, are, for the most part, the result of my own experience and study.

From The Turkish Bath Its Design and Construction by Allsop, Robert Owen

As this is no light task—if properly performed—it becomes of urgent moment that the apartment should be no less perfectly ventilated than a sudorific chamber.

From The Turkish Bath Its Design and Construction by Allsop, Robert Owen

Infusion of Digitalis repeated, and after the water was carried off, Dover's powder was tried as a sudorific.

From An Account of the Foxglove and some of its Medical Uses With Practical Remarks on Dropsy and Other Diseases by Withering, William

I ordered them a sudorific Drink, which being succeeded by the Eruption, or by Sweating, they found themselves sensibly relieved.

From Advice to the people in general, with regard to their health by Tissot, S. A. D. (Samuel Auguste David)

Many baths are rendered quite repulsive by what I may perhaps term the "sudorific smell" that assails the nostrils of the visitor entering the vestibule.

From The Turkish Bath Its Design and Construction by Allsop, Robert Owen