sudorific

Noun · Adjective
Synonyms: sudatorydiaphoretic

WordNet 3.0

Noun (1)

  1. a medicine that causes or increases sweatingSynonyms: sudatory

Adjective (1)

  1. inducing perspirationSynonyms: diaphoretic
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Webster's Dictionary (GCIDE)

Sudorific \Su`dor*if"ic\, a. [L. sudor sweat (akin to E. sweat) + facere to make.] Causing sweat; as, sudorific herbs. -- n. A sudorific medicine. Cf. Diaphoretic. [1913 Webster]
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