(n) a unit of heat equal to the amount of heat required to raise the temperature of one kilogram of water by one degree at one atmosphere pressure; used by nutritionists to characterize the energy-producing potential in food, Syn. kilogram calorie, large calorie, kilocalorie, nutritionist's calorie

calorie

(n) unit of heat defined as the quantity of heat required to raise the temperature of 1 gram of water by 1 degree centigrade at atmospheric pressure, Syn. small calorie, gram calorie

calorie chart

(n) a list of foods and information about their caloric content

calorifacient

(adj) producing heat; usually used of foods, Example:calorifacient chili peppers

calorific

(adj) heat-generating, Example:the calorific properties of fuels

calorimeter

(n) a measuring instrument that determines quantities of heat

calorimetric

(adj) of or relating to the measurement of heat

calorimetry

(n) measurement of quantities of heat

The Collaborative International Dictionary of English (GCIDE) v.0.53 Collaborative International Dictionary (GCIDE)

Caloric

n. [ L. calor heat; cf. F. calorique. ] (Physics) The principle of heat, or the agent to which the phenomena of heat and combustion were formerly ascribed; -- not now used in scientific nomenclature, but sometimes used as a general term for heat. [ 1913 Webster ]

Caloric expands all bodies. Henry. [ 1913 Webster ]

Caloric

a. Of or pertaining to caloric. [ 1913 Webster ]

Caloric engine, a kind of engine operated by heated air. [ 1913 Webster ]

Caloricity

n. (Physiol.) A faculty in animals of developing and preserving the heat necessary to life, that is, the animal heat. [ 1913 Webster ]

Caloriduct

n. [ L. calor heat (fr. calere to warm) + E. duct. ] A tube or duct for conducting heat; a caliduct. [ 1913 Webster ]

Calorie

n. [ F., fr. L. calor heat. ] (Physics) The unit of heat according to the French standard; the amount of heat required to raise the temperature of one kilogram (sometimes, one gram) of water one degree centigrade, or from 0° to 1°. Compare the English standard unit, Foot pound. [ 1913 Webster ]

Calorifacient

a. (Physiol.) See Calorificient. [ 1913 Webster ]

Calorifere

n. [ F. calorifère, fr. L. calor heat + ferre to bear. ] An apparatus for conveying and distributing heat, especially by means of hot water circulating in tubes. [ 1913 Webster ]

Calorifiant

a. (Physiol.) See Calorificient. [ 1913 Webster ]

Calorific

a. [ L. calorificus; calor heat + facere to make; cf. F. calorifique. ] Possessing the quality of producing heat; heating. [ 1913 Webster ]

Calorific rays, the invisible, heating rays which emanate from the sun, and from burning and heated bodies. [ 1913 Webster ]

Calorification

n. [ Cf. F. calorification. ] Production of heat, esp. animal heat. [ 1913 Webster ]

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