Definition of SUDORIFIC

sudorific

Plural: sudorifics

Noun

  • a medicine that causes or increases sweating
  • A medicine that produces sweating.

Adjective

  • inducing perspiration

Adj

  • In a state of perspiration; covered in sweat; sudoriferous, sweaty.
  • That produces sweating.

Origin / Etymology

From New Latin sudorificus, from sūdor (“sweat”) (from Proto-Indo-European *sweyd- (“sweat; to sweat”)) + -ificus (from Proto-Italic *-fakos (suffix forming adjectives that denote bringing or making), ultimately related to Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁- (“to do, put, place”)).

Scrabble Score: 15

sudorific is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL word
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Words With Friends Score: 17

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