According to Guinness World Records, the largest collection of coffee pots belongs to Robert Dahl (Germany) and consists of 27,390 coffee pots as of 2 November 2012, in Rövershagen, Germany.
DIAPHORETICS
Noun
diaphoretics
plural of diaphoretic
Anagrams
• ophiceratids, phreatoicids
Source: Wiktionary
DIAPHORETIC
Di`a*pho*ret"ic, Di`a*pho*ret"ic*al, a. Etym: [L. diaphoreticus, Gr. diaphorétique. See Diaphoresis.]
Definition: Having the power to increase perspiration.
Di`a*pho*ret"ic, n. (Med.)
Definition: A medicine or agent which promotes perspiration.
Note: Diaphoretics differ from sudorifics; the former only increase the insensible perspiration, the latter excite the sensible discharge called sweat. Parr.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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