DELIRIFACIENT

Etymology

Adjective

delirifacient (comparative more delirifacient, superlative most delirifacient)

(medicine) Producing, or tending to produce, delirium.

Noun

delirifacient (plural delirifacients)

(medicine) Any substance that tends to cause delirium.

Source: Wiktionary


De*lir`i*fa"cient, a. Etym: [Delirium + L. faciens, -entis, p. pr. of facere to make.] (Med.)

Definition: Producing, or tending to produce, delirium.

– n.

Definition: Any substance which tends to cause delirium.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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