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calefacient definition

cal·efa·cient (kal′ə fā′s̸hənt)

adjective

making warm; heating

Etymology: L calefaciens, prp. of calefacere < calere, to be warm (see calorie) + facere, to make, do

noun

Med. a substance applied to the body to give a sensation of heat

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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