caloric

Speech parts

1. caloric - Noun

2. caloric - Adjective

Meaning

The principle of heat, or the agent to which the phenomena of heat and combustion were formerly ascribed; -- not now used in scientific nomenclature, but sometimes used as a general term for heat.

Of or pertaining to caloric.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

thermal calorific thermic energy fire heavy heat hot rich warm heating burning fever lukewarm calorie
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Antonyms

cold severe sharp cool bitter freezing
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Phrases with the word

caloric density caloric deficiency high caloric bithermal caloric test low caloric highly caloric

Examples

Developing a diet that is healthful, balanced, and appropriate for your particular caloric needs is easy enough and is absolutely critical to establishing a healthful lifestyle that incorporates proper nutrition, adequate fitness, and mental resilience. Daphne Oz

Drinking water is like washing out your insides. The water will cleanse the system, fill you up, decrease your caloric load and improve the function of all your tissues. Kevin R. Stone

Running back-to-back races requires a certain tactical prudence. Going too hard in any one race might jeopardize your performance in another. Maintaining proper hydration and caloric equilibrium also becomes increasingly critical. Dean Karnazes

If a patient became sugar-free and blood sugar normal on a basal requirement diet, the caloric intake was gradually increased until sugar appeared in the urine. The tolerance was thus ascertained. Frederick Banting

In 1913, Nobel prize Otto Heinrich Warburg was the first to observe that cancer cannot develop in a rich stace full of oxygen. Nobel prize Roy Walford also observed that caloric restriction, could increase longevity and health. Jean-Pierre Willem

comparison of foods on a caloric basis Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

calopyterygid Calor gas calorescence caloric deficiency caloric deficit caloric density