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calefacient - Meaning and Examples

Meaning of 'calefacient' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Calefacient [ a.]
- Making warm; heating.
2 . Calefacient [ n.]
- A substance that excites warmth in the parts to which it is applied, as mustard.

Meaning of 'calefacient' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . calefacient [ s]
Meaning (1):
- producing the sensation of heat when applied to the body
Example in sentence:
  • a mustard plaster is calefacient