| CALEFACIENT | • calefacient adj. (Obsolete) having heating or warming effects. • calefacient n. (Obsolete) A medical agent or substance which produces a feeling of warmth when applied to the body. • CALEFACIENT n. a substance (e.g. mustard) that produces a sensation of warmth when applied to a part of the body. |
| RUBEFACIENT | • rubefacient adj. Making red. • rubefacient n. (Medicine) A substance for topical application that produces redness of the skin, e.g. by dilating the capillaries. • RUBEFACIENT n. an agent that is a gentle irritant producing increased blood circulation and reddening of the skin where it is applied. |
| TUMEFACIENT | • tumefacient adj. Producing swelling or tumescence; making tumescent; tumefying. • TUMEFACIENT adj. causing swelling. |
| FEBRIFACIENT | • febrifacient adj. (Rare, archaic) Producing a fever. • febrifacient n. A substance that produces a fever. • FEBRIFACIENT adj. causing fever. |
| LIQUEFACIENT | • liquefacient n. That which serves to liquefy. • liquefacient n. (Medicine, obsolete) Any agent, such as mercury, iodine, etc., that promotes the liquefying processes… • liquefacient adj. That liquefies. |
| PUTREFACIENT | • putrefacient adj. Of, pertaining to, or causing putrefaction. • putrefacient n. That which causes putrefaction. • PUTREFACIENT adj. causing putrefaction. |
| SOMNIFACIENT | • somnifacient adj. Inducing or causing sleep. • somnifacient n. Any pharmaceutical product that causes sleep. • SOMNIFACIENT n. a substance inducing sleep. |
| SORBEFACIENT | • sorbefacient adj. (Medicine) Producing absorption. • sorbefacient n. A medicine or substance that produces absorption. • SORBEFACIENT n. a substance promoting absorption. |
| STUPEFACIENT | • stupefacient adj. (Medicine) Inducing stupor or drowsiness (with a drug such as a narcotic or an anaesthetic). • stupefacient n. (Medicine) Any drug that induces stupor or drowsiness. • STUPEFACIENT n. a narcotic, a stupefying drug. |
| ABORTIFACIENT | • abortifacient adj. (Pharmacology) Producing miscarriage. • abortifacient n. (Pharmacology) A drug or an agent that induces an abortion. • ABORTIFACIENT n. a drug used to induce an abortion. |
| DELIRIFACIENT | • delirifacient adj. (Medicine) Producing, or tending to produce, delirium. • delirifacient n. (Medicine) Any substance that tends to cause delirium. • DELIRIFACIENT n. a substance producing or creating delirium. |
| IMMUNIFACIENT | • immunifacient adj. (Medicine, of a disease) Causing (usually temporary) immunity after contraction. • IMMUNIFACIENT adj. causing immunity. |
| ABSORBEFACIENT | • absorbefacient adj. (Medicine) Inducing or increasing absorption (of a drug). • absorbefacient n. (Medicine) Any such medicine that induces absorption. • ABSORBEFACIENT n. an agent causing or promoting absorption. |
| PARTURIFACIENT | • parturifacient n. (Medicine) A medicine tending to cause parturition, or to give relief in childbirth. • PARTURIFACIENT n. an oxytocic drug or agent, used to accelerate childbirth by stimulating uterine contractions. |