caloricity
ɪk, -ˈlɒr- adjective
1.
of or pertaining to calories: the caloric content of food.
2.
of or pertaining to heat.
3.
(of engines) driven by heat.
4.
high in calories: a caloric meal.
noun
5.
heat.
6.
Archaic. a hypothetical fluid whose presence in matter was thought to determine its thermal state.
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ca·lor·i·cal·ly, adverb
non·ca·lor·ic, adjective
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caloric (kəˈlɒrɪk, ˈkælərɪk) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —adj | |
| 1. | of or concerned with heat or calories |
| —n | |
| 2. | obsolete a hypothetical elastic fluid formerly postulated as the embodiment of heat |
| caloricity | |
| —n | |
| caloric (kəˈlɒrɪk, ˈkælərɪk) | |
| —adj | |
| 1. | of or concerned with heat or calories |
| —n | |
| 2. | obsolete a hypothetical elastic fluid formerly postulated as the embodiment of heat |
| caloricity | |
| —n | |
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Word Origin & History
caloric
hypothetical fluid in a now-discarded model of heat exchange, 1792, from Fr. calorique, coined in this sense by Lavoisier, from L. calorem "heat" (nom. calor; see calorie). The adj. is recorded from 1865.
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caloric ca·lor·ic (kə-lôr'ĭk)
adj.
Of or relating to calories.
Of or relating to heat.
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