algific
/alˈdʒɪfɪk/rare before late 20th cent
adjective
That makes cold; cooling, chilling; (in later use specifically) designating some north-facing talus slopes which have a chilling effect on the microclimate of the area around their foot.
Origin
Early 18th century; earliest use found in Coles's English Dictionary. From classical Latin algificus that makes cold, chilling from algēre to be cold + -ficus.