calorifacient (English, adj)
expansion: calorifacient (comparative more calorifacient, superlative most calorifacient)
Senses:
topics: medicine
physiology
sciences
glosses: heat-producing; applied to foods which, being rich in carbon, as the fats, are supposed to give rise to heat in the animal body by oxidation.
tags: dated
Forms:
form: more calorifacient
tags: comparative
form: most calorifacient
tags: superlative
form: calorificient
tags: alternative