Sudoriferous

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

  Sudoriferous \Su`dor*if"er*ous\, a. [L. sudor sweat + -ferous.]
     (Physiol.)
     Producing, or secreting, sweat; sudoriparous.
     [1913 Webster]
  
     {Sudoriferous glands} (Anat.), small convoluted tubular


        glands which are situated in the subcutaneous tissues and
        discharge by minute orifices in the surface of the skin;
        the sweat glands.
        [1913 Webster]