Monday, November 24, 2014

Word of the Day

frigorific
 \ frig-uh-RIF-ik \, adjective;  
1.causing or producing cold.

Quotes:
When the fog reached the spot where the observer stood, it was found to be devoid of smell, but its influence was decidedly frigorific .
-- R. Angus Smith, "A Curious Fog," Popular Science Monthly , August, 1875

It may, indeed, happen that knowledge and virtue remain too long congealed by this frigorific  power, as the principles of vegetation are sometimes obstructed by lingering frosts.
-- Samuel Johnson, The Rambler , September 24, 1751

Origin:
Frigorific  is derived from the Latin word frīgus  meaning "cold" with the last element -fic  coming from the verb facere , "make, do." It entered English in the mid-1600s.

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