Definitions for calorific

calorific cal·o·rif·ic

Spelling: [kal-uh-rif-ik]
IPA: /ˌkæl əˈrɪf ɪk/

Calorific is a 9 letter English word. It's valid Words with friends word worth 19 points.

You can make 254 anagrams from letters in calorific (accfiilor).

Definitions for calorific

adjective

  1. pertaining to conversion into heat.

Origin of calorific

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

Examples for calorific

A few drops of calorific are sprinkled on the flannel, which is then bound over the affected part.

The calorific theory is at present the prevailing one in Europe and in this country.

No details as to the composition, illuminating power, and calorific values of the gas so made have been published.

It is curious to trace the varied fates of the calorific rays which strike on the surface of the earth.

The fuel ratio measures roughly the heat or calorific power of the coal, in other words, its fuel value.

Two isomeric substances may differ widely in their calorific constants, an observation which has repeatedly been verified.

A brilliant sun, but without any calorific action, was just issuing from the ocean.

No modification of the calorific theory will account for them.

Is the compass a chemical influence, or electrical, or calorific, or what not?

From Peeps to Cadbury eggs, The Daily Beast ranks the 25 most calorific candies.

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