Sudoriferous

POS

Adjective

HYPHEN

su=dor=if=er=ous

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CIDE DICTIONARY

Sudoriferous, a. [L. sudor sweat + -ferous.].

Producing, or secreting, sweat; sudoriparous. [1913 Webster]

Sudoriferous glands (Anat.), small convoluted tubular glands which are situated in the subcutaneous tissues and discharge by minute orifices in the surface of the skin; the sweat glands.

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OXFORD DICTIONARY

Sudoriferous, adj. (of a gland etc.) secreting sweat.

Etymology

LL sudorifer f. L sudor sweat

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