'Calefacient' definitions:

Definition of 'calefacient'

From: WordNet
adjective
Producing the sensation of heat when applied to the body; "a mustard plaster is calefacient" [syn: calefacient, warming]

Definition of 'Calefacient'

From: 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]

Definition of 'Calefacient'

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