calorifacient

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

adjective

1. (of foods) producing heat.

Word History and Origins

Origin of calorifacient¹

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

Example Sentences

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

From Project Gutenberg

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

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

From Project Gutenberg