caléfaction
Definition
Dictionnaire universel de Furetière (1690)
Historical definition of CALEFACTION s. f.
Terme dogmatique. Action du feu qui cause de la chaleur. On l'employe particulierement en termes de Pharmacie, où on fait difference de la calefaction d'avec la coction. Celle-là se dit des choses qu'on chauffe seulement sans les cuire.
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