diaphoretic, sudorific
(adjective) inducing perspiration
sudorific, sudatory
(noun) a medicine that causes or increases sweating
Source: WordNet® 3.1
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
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
13 November 2024
(adjective) appearing as such but not necessarily so; “for all his apparent wealth he had no money to pay the rent”; “the committee investigated some apparent discrepancies”; “the ostensible truth of their theories”; “his seeming honesty”
Coffee dates back to the 9th century. Goat herders in Ethiopia noticed their goats seem to be “dancing” after eating berries from a particular shrub. They reported it to the local monastery, and a monk made a drink out of it. The monk found out he felt energized and kept him awake at night. That’s how the first coffee drink was born.
