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calefacient
calefacient (ˌkælɪˈfeɪʃənt) adjcausing warmthn (Medicine) med obsolete an agent that warms, such as a mustard plaster[C17: from Latin calefaciēns, from calefacere to heat] calefaction nThesaurus| Adj. | 1. | calefacient - producing the sensation of heat when applied to the body; "a mustard plaster is calefacient"warminghot - used of physical heat; having a high or higher than desirable temperature or giving off heat or feeling or causing a sensation of heat or burning; "hot stove"; "hot water"; "a hot August day"; "a hot stuffy room"; "she's hot and tired"; "a hot forehead" |
calefacient
calefacient [kal″ĕ-fa´shent] causing a sensation of warmth; an agent that so acts.cal·e·fa·cient (kal'ĕ-fā'shent), 1. Making warm or hot. 2. An agent causing a sense of warmth in the part to which it is applied. [L. calefacio, fr. caleo, to be warm, + facio, to make] cal·e·fa·cient (kal'ĕ-fā'shĕnt) 1. Making warm or hot. 2. An agent causing a sense of warmth in the part to which it is applied. [L. calefacio, fr. caleo, to be warm, + facio, to make]calefacient
Synonyms for calefacientadj producing the sensation of heat when applied to the bodySynonymsRelated Words |