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sudorific
[ soo-duh-rif-ik ]
noun
- a sudorific agent.
sudorific
/ ˌsjuːdəˈrɪfɪk /
adjective
- producing or causing sweating; sudatory
noun
- a sudorific agent
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Word History and Origins
Origin of sudorific1
1620–30; < New Latin sūdōrificus, equivalent to Latin sūdōr-, stem of sūdor sweat ( sudoriferous ) + -i- -i- + -ficus -fic
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Word History and Origins
Origin of sudorific1
C17: from New Latin sūdōrificus, from sudor + Latin facere to make
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Example Sentences
I can say from experience, that it is a powerful sudorific, and very efficacious in a cold.
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Both the above are stimulant, expectorant, sudorific, and diuretic.
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Infusion of Digitalis repeated, and after the water was carried off, Dover's powder was tried as a sudorific.
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It is aromatic, sudorific, and stomachic, and grows very well in this country.
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The decoction is used as a lotion for ulcers, and internally as a sudorific and tonic-astringent.
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