calorific
adjective/ˌkæləˈrɪfɪk/
/ˌkæləˈrɪfɪk/
[usually before noun]- (specialist) relating to the amount of energy contained in food or fuel
- the calorific value of food (= the quantity of heat or energy produced by a particular amount of food)
- Waste plastics have a higher calorific value than coal and burn easily.
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- (of food and drink) containing a lot of calories and likely to make you fat
- calorific chocolate cake
Word Originlate 17th cent.: from Latin calorificus, from calor ‘heat’.
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