calorific
IPA: kʌɫˈɔrʌfɪk
adjective
- Relating to calories.
- (physics) Relating to or producing heat or other energy.
- (US, of food) High in calories and thus likely fattening.
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Examples of "calorific" in Sentences
- The dish was very calorific.
- The calorific value entries are totally wrong.
- The power plant produced energy and calorific power.
- The calorific value is a characteristic for each substance.
- Cleaned biogas has the same calorific value as natural gas.
- It has a higher calorific value and burns with a luminous flame.
- The calorific value ranges from 450 to 500 B.T.U. per cubic foot.
- The calorific content of drinks like vodka and rye come from acetate.
- This is not too surprising given the low calorific content of their diets.
- Calorific values of gases from NE F commonly range between 1,050 1,300 BTU.
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