calefacient

[ kal-uh-fey-shuh nt ]
/ ˌkæl əˈfeɪ ʃənt /

noun

Medicine/Medical. a substance, as mustard, that produces a sensation of heat when applied to the body.

adjective

heating; warming.

Origin of calefacient

1655–65; < Latin calefacient- (stem of calefaciēns, present participle of calefacere to make warm), equivalent to cale- warm (stem of calēre to be warm) + -facient- -facient

Words nearby calefacient

caledon, caledonia, caledonian, caledonian canal, calef., calefacient, calefaction, calefactory, calendar, calendar art, calendar clock

Example sentences from the Web for calefacient

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British Dictionary definitions for calefacient

calefacient
/ (ˌkælɪˈfeɪʃənt) /

adjective

causing warmth

noun

med obsolete an agent that warms, such as a mustard plaster

Derived forms of calefacient

calefaction (ˌkælɪˈfækʃən), noun

Word Origin for calefacient

C17: from Latin calefaciēns, from calefacere to heat

Medical definitions for calefacient

calefacient
[ kăl′ə-fā′shənt ]

adj.

Causing a sense of warmth.

n.

An agent that produces a sense of warmth in the part to which it is applied.