calorific

[ kal-uh-rif-ik ]

/ ˌkæl əˈrɪf ɪk /

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adjective

pertaining to conversion into heat.

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Origin of calorific

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

OTHER WORDS FROM calorific

cal·o·rif·i·cal·ly, adverbun·cal·o·rif·ic, adjective

Words nearby calorific

calori-, caloric, calorie, calories, calorifacient, calorific, calorific value, calorimeter, calorimetry, calorize, calotte

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How to use calorific in a sentence

CARROT, APPLE, AND PECAN MUFFINS Our wholesome muffins will put their rich calorific cousins to shame!
Foods That We Love But Shouldn’t|Lydia Brownlow|July 15, 2011|DAILY BEAST
From Peeps to Cadbury eggs, The Daily Beast ranks the 25 most calorific candies.
Most Fattening Easter Candy|The Daily Beast|April 20, 2011|DAILY BEAST
This has quite an appreciable content of protein and fat, both substances of high calorific value.
All About Coffee|William H. Ukers
The calorific value of the gas should be measured either by the Witz apparatus or by means of any other calorimeter.
Gas-Engines and Producer-Gas Plants|R. E. Mathot

In what degree of latitude—pray tell us—in what degree of latitude do the rays of the sun become too calorific for white men?
The Impending Crisis of the South|Hinton Rowan Helper
Fat contains more than twice the amount of energy-yielding power or calorific value of proteids or carbohydrates.
The Story of Crisco|Marion Harris Neil
The heat contained in a pound of coal is called the "calorific value" or "heating value" of the coal.
Engineering Bulletin No 1: Boiler and Furnace Testing|Rufus T. Strohm

British Dictionary definitions for calorific

calorific

/ (ˌkæləˈrɪfɪk) /

adjective

of, concerning, or generating heat

Derived forms of calorific

calorifically, adverb

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