calorific

English

Adjective

calorific (comparative more calorific, superlative most calorific)

  1. Relating to calories.
  2. (physics) Relating to or producing heat or other energy.
  3. (US, of food) High in calories and thus likely fattening.

Usage notes
  • For the senses "relating to calories" and "relating to or producing heat", caloric is the usual form in the US, and calorific is the usual form in the UK.

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