CALORIFIANT
Ca*lor`i*fi"ant, a. (Physiol.)
Defn: See Calorificient.
CALORIFIC Cal`o*rif"ic, a. Etym: [L. calorificus; calor heat + facere to make; cf. F. calorifique.]
Defn: Possessing the quality of producing heat; heating. Calorific rays, the invisible, heating rays which emanate from the sum, and burning and heated bodies.
CALORIFICATION
Ca*lor`i*fi*ca"tion, n. Etym: [Cf. F. calorification.]
Defn: Production of heat, esp. animal heat.
CALORIFICIENT
Ca*lor`i*fi"cient, a. (Physiol.)
Defn: Having, or relating to the power of producing heat; — applied to foods which, being rich in carbon, as the fats, are supposed to give rise to heat in the animal body by oxidation.
CALORIMETER Cal`o*rim"e*ter, n. Etym: [L. calor heat + -meter; cf. F. calorimètre.]
1. (Physiol.)