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calefacient
[ kal-uh-fey-shuhnt ]
noun
- Medicine/Medical. a substance, as mustard, that produces a sensation of heat when applied to the body.
adjective
- heating; warming.
calefacient
/ ˌkælɪˈfækʃən; ˌkælɪˈfeɪʃənt /
adjective
- causing warmth
noun
- obsolete.med an agent that warms, such as a mustard plaster
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Derived Forms
- calefaction, noun
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins
Origin of calefacient1
1655–65; < Latin calefacient- (stem of ³¦²¹±ô±ð´Ú²¹³¦¾±Å§²Ô²õ, present participle of calefacere to make warm), equivalent to cale- warm (stem of ³¦²¹±ôŧ°ù±ð to be warm) + -facient- -facient ( def )
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins
Origin of calefacient1
C17: from Latin ³¦²¹±ô±ð´Ú²¹³¦¾±Å§²Ô²õ, from calefacere to heat
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Example Sentences
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The animal experimented upon to be supplied daily with a weighed quantity of food, the composition and calefacient value of which had been accurately determined.
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