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calefacient

calefacient adjective: having heating or warming effects.

Adjective

calefacient (comparative more calefacient, superlative most calefacient)

  1. (obsolete) having heating or warming effects

Noun

calefacient (plural calefacients)

  1. (obsolete) A medical agent or substance which produces a feeling of warmth when applied to the body.

Forms of calefacient

Adjective
comparativemore calefacient
superlativemost calefacient
Noun
pluralcalefacients

Questions about calefacient

What does calefacient mean?
Calefacient means having heating or warming effects.
What part of speech is calefacient?
Calefacient can be an adjective or a noun.

Words near calefacient in the dictionary

  1. caledonites
  2. caleef
  3. caleefs
  4. caleeoon
  5. caleeoons
  6. calefacient
  7. calefacients
  8. calefaction
  9. calefactions
  10. calefactive
  11. calefactor

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