calorific
Speech parts
1. calorific - Adjective
2. calorific - Adjective Satellite
Meaning
Possessing the quality of producing heat; heating.
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Examples
the calorific properties of fuels
A reminder that, for all the furore over free school meals, there are still too many youngsters whose diet is, in calorific terms at least, far too plentiful for their own good.
Alongside the ban on adverts before 9 p.m., on food deals and plans for the calorific content of meals to be displayed on menus, the government will also launch a consultation on displaying calories on alcohol.
As an energy source for chicks it has several advantages over undigested prey, its calorific value is around 9.6 kcal per gram, which is only slightly lower than the value for diesel oil.
Because some materials have both useful mineral content and recoverable calorific value, the distinction between alternative fuels and raw materials is not always clear.
PS: You probably can’t whip up as scrumptious, complex and calorific a finale as the pastry chefs at any of these places.