sudorific

sudorific
/sooh'deuh rif"ik/, adj.
1. causing sweat; diaphoretic.
2. sudoriparous.
n.
3. a sudorific agent.
[1620-30; < NL sudorificus, equiv. to L sudor-, s. of sudor sweat (see SUDORIFEROUS) + -i- -I- + -ficus -FIC]

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