1. Making warm or hot. ... 2. An agent causing a sense of warmth in the part to which it is applied. ... Origin: L. Calefacio, fr. Caleo, to be warm, + facio, to make ... (05 Mar 2000) ... Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/local/20973
Cal`e·fa'cient adjective [ Latin calefaciens present participle of calefacere to make warm; calere to be warm + facere to make.] Making warm; heating. [ R.] Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/C/8
Calefacient: 1. (noun) Anything that warms. 2. (noun) A substance that produces a feeling of warmth when it is applied to the body. 3. (adjective) Producing warmth; heating. From the Latin calefacere (to make warm), from calere (to be warm) + facere (to make). Found on http://www.medterms.com/script/main/art.asp?articlekey=39602