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adjective
1.
producing perspiration.
noun
2.
a diaphoretic medicine.
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Origin:
1555–65; < Late Latin diaphorēticus < Greek diaphorētikós promoting perspiration, equivalent to diaphorē- (see diaphoresis) + -tikos -tic
1555–65; < Late Latin diaphorēticus < Greek diaphorētikós promoting perspiration, equivalent to diaphorē- (see diaphoresis) + -tikos -tic
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diaphoretic di·a·pho·ret·ic (dī'ə-fə-rět'ĭk, dī-āf'ə-)
adj.
Producing or increasing perspiration. n.
A medicine or other agent that produces perspiration.
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