Calefacient

3 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Calefacient \Cal`e*fa"cient\, a. [L. calefaciens p. pr. of
     calefacere to make warm; calere to be warm + facere to make.]
     Making warm; heating. [R.]
     [1913 Webster]

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:



  Calefacient \Cal`e*fa"cient\, n.
     A substance that excites warmth in the parts to which it is
     applied, as mustard.
     [1913 Webster]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  calefacient
       adj : producing the sensation of heat when applied to the body; "a
             mustard plaster is calefacient" [syn: {warming}]