Producing

  • 71calorific — Producing heat. [L. calor, heat] * * * cal·o·rif·ic .kal ə rif ik adj 1) CALORIC 2) of or relating to the production of heat * * * cal·o·rif·ic (kal″ə rifґik) [calori + L. facere to make] producing heat …

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  • 72cariogenic — Producing caries; usually said of diets. * * * car·io·gen·ic .kar ē ō jen ik adj producing or promoting the development of tooth decay <cariogenic foods> <cariogenic bacteria> * * * adj. causing caries, particularly dental caries:… …

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  • 73collagenous — Producing or containing collagen. SYN: collagenic. * * * col·lag·e·nous (kə lajґə nəs) pertaining to collagen; forming or producing collagen …

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  • 74dynamogenic — Producing power or force, especially nervous or muscular power or activity. * * * dy·na·mo·gen·ic (di″nə mo jenґik) [dynamo + genic] producing or favoring the development of power; pertaining to the development of power, as in muscle… …

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  • 75esthesiogenic — Producing a sensation. * * * es·the·si·o·gen·ic (es the″ze o jenґik) producing sensation …

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  • 76frigorific — Producing cold. [L. frigus, cold, + facio, to make] * * * frig·o·rif·ic .frig ə rif ik adj causing cold <frigorific mixtures> * * * frigo·rif·ic (frig″o rifґik) [L. frigorificus] producing coldness …

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  • 77gelatiniferous — Producing or containing gelatin or having a gel like quality. [gelatin + L. fero, to bear] * * * gel·a·ti·nif·er·ous (jel″ə tĭ nifґər əs) [gelatin + ferous] producing gelatin …

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  • 78hydragogue — Producing a discharge of watery fluid; denoting a class of cathartics that retain fluids in the intestine and aid in the removal of edematous fluids, e.g., saline cathartics. [hydr + G. agogos, drawing forth] * * * hy·dra·gogue also hy·dra·gog hī …

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  • 79lactigenous — Producing milk. [lacti + gen, producing] * * * lac·tig·e·nous (lak tijґə nəs) [lacto + genous] galactopoietic …

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  • 80luminiferous — Producing or conveying light. [L. lumen, light, + fero, to carry] * * * lu·mi·nif·er·ous .lü mə nif (ə )rəs adj transmitting, producing, or yielding light * * * lu·mi·nif·er·ous (loo″mĭ nifґər əs) [lumen + ferous] conveying… …

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