Calorific

/ˌkæləˈɹɪf.ɪk/ adj

adj ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Relating to calories.
  2. 2
    Relating to or producing heat or other energy.
  3. 3
    High in calories and thus likely fattening. US
Adjective
  1. 1
    heat-generating wordnet

Synonyms

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caloriccaloriccaloric energychemical energy contentsenergia térmicaenergy unit name

Example

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"I love cured cheeses even though I know they're very calorific."

Etymology

From French calorifique or Latin calorificus, from calor + -i- + -ficus.

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