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Calefacient

Căl'e-fā'cient, a.

adjective

(kăl'e-fā'shent), a. [Lat. calefaciens, p. pr. of calefacere, to make warm or hot, from calere, to be warm, and facere, to make.] Making warm; heating. [Rare.]

Căl'e-fā'cient, n.

noun

n. (Med.) A substance that excites warmth in the parts to which it is applied, as mustard, &c. Dunglison.