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CALEFACTORY
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Dictionary entry overview: What does calefactory mean?
• CALEFACTORY (adjective)
The adjective CALEFACTORY has 1 sense:
1. serving to heat
Familiarity information: CALEFACTORY used as an adjective is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Serving to heat
Synonyms:
calefactive; calefactory
Context example:
a heating pad is calefactory
Similar:
hot (used of physical heat; having a high or higher than desirable temperature or giving off heat or feeling or causing a sensation of heat or burning)
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