calorifacient

[ kuh-lawr-uh-fey-shuhnt, -lor-, kal-er-uh- ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

adjective

First recorded in 1850–55; calori- + -facient ( def )

Thus the nitrogenous compounds are called the nutritive, and the starchy materials the calorifacient elements of the food.

There is apparently some disturbance in the great calorifacient process, in which the blood is concerned, and not the nerves.

Thus Alcohol may be regarded as one of the calorifacient articles of food.

April 24, 2024gallimaufry

[gal-uh-maw-free ]

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