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

caloric nystagmus, caloric test, calorie, calories, calorifacient, calorific, calorific value, calorigenic, calorimeter, calorimetry, Calori's bursa

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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