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sudorific

 
Dictionary: su·do·rif·ic   ('də-rĭf'ĭk) pronunciation
 
adj.

Causing or increasing sweat.

n.

A sudorific medicine. Also called sudatory.

[New Latin sūdōrificus : Latin sūdor, sweat + Latin -ficus, -fic.]


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An agent, substance, or condition, such as heat or emotional tension, that promotes sweating.

 
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1. promoting sweating; diaphoretic.
2. an agent that causes sweating.

 
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causing or inducing sweat: diaphoretic
 
 
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