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calefacient, a. and n.|kælɪfeɪʃ(ɪ)ənt|
[ad. L. calefacient-em, pr. pple. of calefacĕre to make warm, f. calē-re to be warm + facĕre to make.]
A. adj. Producing warmth.
B. n. Med. A medical agent which produces warmth or a sense of heat.
1661Lovell Hist. Anim. & Min. 418 It's cured..by..calefacients. 1881in Syd. Soc. Lex. 1885Ld. Bramwell in 19th Cent. June 1027 Galen..says: ‘Old age is cold and dry, and is to be corrected by calefacients.’ |