caloric

American  

[kuh-lawr-ik, -lor-] / kəˈlɔr ɪk, -ˈlɒr- /

adjective

1. of or relating to calories.

   the caloric content of food.

2. of or relating to heat.

3. (of engines) driven by heat.

4. high in calories.

   a caloric meal.

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noun

1. Archaic. heat.

2. a hypothetical fluid whose presence in matter was thought to determine its thermal state.

caloric British  

/ kəˈlɒrɪk, ˈkælərɪk /

adjective

1. of or concerned with heat or calories

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noun

1. obsolete a hypothetical elastic fluid formerly postulated as the embodiment of heat

Other Word Forms

• caloricity
  noun
• noncaloric
  adjective
• calorically
  adverb

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Etymology

Origin of caloric

First recorded in 1785–95; from French calorique, equivalent to calor- (from Latin calor “heat”) + -ique adjective-forming suffix; see -ic

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Example Sentences

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caloric

The effectiveness of GLP-1 weight loss drugs sparked a panic that October, hitting purveyors of caloric food and beverages such as Coca-Cola, Pepsico, Yum Brands and Mondelez.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 18, 2026

Both groups were asked to cut their caloric intake by 500 calories a day.

From MarketWatch ● Jul. 27, 2026

One was caloric stability, which examined how much daily calorie intake varied across days and between weekdays and weekends.

From Science Daily ● Mar. 30, 2026

Indira's mother, a retired nurse, worries about her daughter's reduced caloric intake and her stress levels in these final weeks.

From BBC ● Mar. 24, 2026

One day we may discover that some of our most cherished forms of knowledge are as obsolete as epicycles, phlogiston, caloric, the electromagnetic aether and, indeed, Newtonian physics.

From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton

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