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[syn: calefacient, warming]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Calefacient \Cal`e*fa"cient\, a. [L. calefaciens p. pr. of
calefacere to make warm; calere to be warm + facere to make.]
Making warm; heating. [R.]
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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Calefacient \Cal`e*fa"cient\, n.
A substance that excites warmth in the parts to which it is
applied, as mustard.
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WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
calefacient
adj 1: producing the sensation of heat when applied to the body;
"a mustard plaster is calefacient" [syn: calefacient,
warming]