Hidrotic

adj, noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A medicine that causes perspiration.
Adjective
  1. 1
    Relating to hidrosis. not-comparable
  2. 2
    Producing hidrosis. not-comparable
Adjective
  1. 1
    of or relating to sweat wordnet

Etymology

From the Medieval Latin hidrōticus, from the Ancient Greek ἱδρωτικός (hidrōtikós), from ἱδρώς (hidrṓs, “sweat”, stem: ἱδρωτ-); by surface analysis, hidr(osis)- + -otic.

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