febricitant

adj, noun — 2 senses

febricitant

adj

/fɪˈbɹɪsɪtənt/

Etymology From Latin febrīcitāns, from febrīcitō.

1

Obsolete, Rare Feverish.

For, it seemeth there are certaine motions in these vast bodies, some naturall, and othersome febricitant, as well as in ours., vol.1, ch.30

febricitant

noun

Etymology From Latin febrīcitāns, from febrīcitō.

1

Obsolete, Rare One affected with fever.

Lastly, the application of calorimetry proves in a sure manner that the febricitant evolves more heat than the healthy man, and that the production of heat is in direct relation with an augmentation in the chemical combustions in the organism.1886, Dujardin-Beaumetz, New medications:

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