Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

calefacient

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
cale-fa-cient
IPA
18
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
3
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

having heating or warming effects

Obsolete

noun

A medical agent or substance which produces a feeling of warmth when applied to the body.

Obsolete

Usage

Inflected Forms

more calefacient (comparative) most calefacient (superlative) calefacients (plural)

Synonyms

Questions

What does calefacient mean?
having heating or warming effects

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