SUDATORY

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does sudatory mean? 

• SUDATORY (noun)
  The noun SUDATORY has 2 senses:

1. a medicine that causes or increases sweating

2. a bathhouse for hot air baths or steam baths

  Familiarity information: SUDATORY used as a noun is rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• SUDATORY (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A medicine that causes or increases sweating

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Synonyms:

sudatory; sudorific

Hypernyms ("sudatory" is a kind of...):

medicament; medication; medicinal drug; medicine ((medicine) something that treats or prevents or alleviates the symptoms of disease)

Sense 2

Meaning:

A bathhouse for hot air baths or steam baths

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Synonyms:

sudatorium; sudatory

Hypernyms ("sudatory" is a kind of...):

bagnio; bathhouse (a building containing public baths)