calorific

[kal-uh-rif-ik]

adjective

1. pertaining to conversion into heat.

calorific

/ ˌkæləˈrɪfɪk /

adjective

1. of, concerning, or generating heat

Other Word Forms

• calorifically adverb
• uncalorific adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of calorific¹

1675–85; < Late Latin calōrificus causing warmth, warming, equivalent to calōri- (stem of calor heat) + -ficus -fic

Example Sentences

Around 14,000 of the prisoners died after liberation, their digestive systems unable to cope with the high calorific, rich, sustenance offered by well-meaning cooks and medics.

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The fat around the tummy caused by these calorific foods combined with a sedentary lifestyle is also linked to high blood pressure, in addition to inflammation of the blood vessels and diabetes.

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Reduced calorific intake will lead to weight loss – but how are the metabolic effects on blood glucose and lipids mediated?

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“From my point of view, however, meat was and is not necessarily nutritionally relevant. Proteins alone do not have a particularly high calorific value,” Kindler adds.

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Every day they’re alive, she wrote, “these people will be depreciating in calorific value.”

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