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Webster 1913 Edition

Calefacient

Calˊe-fa′cient

,

Adj.

[L.

calefaciens

p. pr. of

calefacere

to make warm;

calere

to be warm +

facere

to make.]

Making warm; heating.

[R.]

Calˊe-fa′cient

,

Noun.

A substance that excites warmth in the parts to which it is applied, as mustard.

Webster 1828 Edition

Calefacient

CALEFACIENT

,

Adj.

[See Calefaction, Calefy.] Warming; heating.

CALEFACIENT

,

Noun.

That which warms or heats.