SUDORIFIC

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does sudorific mean? 

• SUDORIFIC (noun)
  The noun SUDORIFIC has 1 sense:

1. a medicine that causes or increases sweating

  Familiarity information: SUDORIFIC used as a noun is very rare.

• SUDORIFIC (adjective)
  The adjective SUDORIFIC has 1 sense:

1. inducing perspiration

  Familiarity information: SUDORIFIC used as an adjective is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• SUDORIFIC (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A medicine that causes or increases sweating

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Synonyms:

sudatory; sudorific

Hypernyms ("sudorific" is a kind of...):

medicament; medication; medicinal drug; medicine ((medicine) something that treats or prevents or alleviates the symptoms of disease)

• SUDORIFIC (adjective)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Inducing perspiration

Classified under:

Relational adjectives (pertainyms)

Synonyms:

diaphoretic; sudorific

Pertainym:

sudation (the process of the sweat glands of the skin secreting a salty fluid)