Caloric

  • 31caloric — I. noun Etymology: French calorique, from Latin calor Date: 1792 1. a supposed form of matter formerly held responsible for the phenomena of heat and combustion 2. archaic heat II. adjective Date: circa 1828 1 …

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  • 32caloric — adj. [L. calor, heat] Of or pertaining to heat …

    Dictionary of invertebrate zoology

  • 33caloric — adjective a) relating to calories b) relating to or producing heat or other energy See Also: calorific, calorific value …

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  • 34caloric — 1. Relating to a calorie. 2. Relating to heat. [L. calor, heat] c. intake the total number of calories in a daily diet allocation. * * * ca·lo·ric kə lȯr ik, lōr , lär ; kal ə rik adj 1) of or relating to heat 2) of or relating to calories… …

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  • 35CALORIC —    the name given by physicists to the presumed subtle element which causes heat …

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  • 36calòric — ca|lò|ric Mot Pla Adjectiu variable …

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  • 37calóric — adj. m., pl. calórici; f. sg. calóricã, pl. calórice …

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  • 38caloric — ca·lor·ic || kÉ™ lÉ’rɪk adj. pertaining to calories; pertaining to heat …

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  • 39caloric — [kə lɒrɪk, kalərɪk] adjective chiefly N. Amer. or technical relating to heat; calorific. noun Physics a hypothetical fluid substance formerly thought to be responsible for the phenomenon of heat. Derivatives calorically adverb Origin C18: from Fr …

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  • 40caloric — ca·lor·ic …

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