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CALORIFIC
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Dictionary entry overview: What does calorific mean?
• CALORIFIC (adjective)
The adjective CALORIFIC has 1 sense:
1. heat-generating
Familiarity information: CALORIFIC used as an adjective is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Heat-generating
Context example:
the calorific properties of fuels
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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