| 单词 | calefacient |
| 释义 | calefacient[ kal-uh-fey-shuhnt ] / ˌkæl əˈfeɪ ʃənt / nounMedicine/Medical. a substance, as mustard, that produces a sensation of heat when applied to the body. adjectiveheating; warming. Origin of calefacient1655–65; <Latin calefacient- (stem of calefaciēns, present participle of calefacere to make warm), equivalent tocale- warm (stem of calēre to be warm) + -facient- -facient Words nearby calefacientCaledon, Caledonia, Caledonian, Caledonian Canal, calef., calefacient, calefaction, calefactory, calendar, calendar art, calendar clock Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for calefacient
British Dictionary definitions for calefacientcalefacient / (ˌkælɪˈfeɪʃənt) / adjectivecausing warmth nounmed obsolete an agent that warms, such as a mustard plaster Derived forms of calefacientcalefaction (ˌkælɪˈfækʃən), nounWord Origin for calefacientC17: from Latin calefaciēns, from calefacere to heat Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Medical definitions for calefacientcalefacient [ kăl′ə-fā′shənt ] adj.Causing a sense of warmth. n.An agent that produces a sense of warmth in the part to which it is applied. The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. |
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