- of, concerning, or generating heat
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cal•o•rif•ic /ˌkæləˈrɪfɪk/USA pronunciation
adj.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026- Thermodynamicsof or relating to calories or conversion into heat;
producing heat.
cal•o•rif•ic
(kal′ə rif′ik),USA pronunciation adj.
cal′o•rif′i•cal•ly, adv.
- Thermodynamicspertaining to conversion into heat.
- Late Latin calōrificus causing warmth, warming, equivalent. to calōri- (stem of calor heat) + -ficus -fic
- 1675–85
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calorific /ˌkæləˈrɪfɪk/ adj
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