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Alt. of Diaphoretical

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  1. a. Alt. of Diaphoretical
  2. n. A medicine or agent which promotes perspiration.
  3. adj. inducing perspiration
  4. n. used to produce perspiration
  5. Having the power to increase perspiration. A medicine or agent which promotes perspiration. Note: Diaphoretics differ from sudorifics; the former only increase the insensible perspiration, the latter excite the sensible discharge called sweat. Parr.
  6. n. used to produce perspiration a. inducing perspiration