calefacient

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calefacient - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Calefacient \Cal`e*fa"cient\, a. [L. calefaciens p. pr. of
     calefacere to make warm; calere to be warm + facere to make.]
     Making warm; heating. [R.]
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  Calefacient \Cal`e*fa"cient\, n.
     A substance that excites warmth in the parts to which it is
     applied, as mustard.
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calefacient - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  calefacient
      adj 1: producing the sensation of heat when applied to the body;
             "a mustard plaster is calefacient" [syn: calefacient,
             warming]