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calorifacient

American  
[kuh-lawr-uh-fey-shuhnt, -lor-, kal-er-uh-] / kəˌlɔr əˈfeɪ ʃənt, -ˌlɒr-, ˌkæl ər ə- /

adjective

  1. (of foods) producing heat.

Etymology

Origin of calorifacient

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

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Now starch is the great element, in all farinaceous articles, which is adapted to supply us with calorifacient food.

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