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SUDORIFIC
diaphoretic, sudorific
(adjective) inducing perspiration
sudorific, sudatory
(noun) a medicine that causes or increases sweating
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Adjective
sudorific (comparative more sudorific, superlative most sudorific)
In a state of perspiration; covered in sweat; sudoriferous, sweaty.
(chiefly, pharmaceutical effect) That produces sweating. [from early 17th c.]
Synonym: diaphoretic
Noun
sudorific (plural sudorifics)
(pharmaceutical drug) A medicine that produces sweating.
Source: Wiktionary
Su`dor*if"ic, a. Etym: [L. sudor sweat (akin to E. sweat) + facere to make.]
Definition: Causing sweat; as, sudorific herbs.
– n.
Definition: A sudorific medicine. Cf. Diaphoretic.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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