sudorific

[ soo-duh-rif-ik ]

adjective
  1. causing sweat; diaphoretic.

noun
  1. a sudorific agent.

Origin of sudorific

1
1620–30; <New Latin sūdōrificus, equivalent to Latin sūdōr-, stem of sūdor sweat (see sudoriferous) + -i--i- + -ficus-fic

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sudorific

/ (ˌsjuːdəˈrɪfɪk) /


adjective
  1. producing or causing sweating; sudatory

noun
  1. a sudorific agent

Origin of sudorific

1
C17: from New Latin sūdōrificus, from sudor + Latin facere to make

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