liquefacient

== English == === Etymology === From Latin liquefaciens, present participle of liquefacere. See liquefy. === Noun === liquefacient (plural liquefacients) That which serves to liquefy. (medicine, obsolete) Any agent, such as mercury, iodine, etc., that promotes the liquefying processes of the system, and increases the secretions. === Adjective === liquefacient (not comparable) That liquefies. === References === “liquefacient”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC. == Latin == === Verb === liquefacient third-person plural future active indicative of liquefaciō