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adj
In a state of perspiration; covered in sweat; sudoriferous, sweaty.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
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Synonyms: asweat
Antonyms: none provided
adj
That produces sweating.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
Topics: medicine, pharmacology, sciences
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Synonyms: diaphoretic
Antonyms: none provided
noun
A medicine that produces sweating.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: medicine, pharmacology, sciences
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
adjective
inducing perspiration
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: diaphoretic
Antonyms: none provided
noun
a medicine that causes or increases sweating
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: sudatory
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: medicine, medication, medicament, medicinal drug
History
From New Latin sudorificus, from sūdor (“sweat”) (from Proto-Indo-European *sweyd- (“sweat; to sweat”)) + -ificus (from Proto-Italic *-fakos (suffix forming adjectives that denote bringing or making), ultimately related to Proto-Indo-European *dheh1- (“to do, put, place”)).
Across languages
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