Definitions for caloricityˌkæl əˈrɪs ɪ ti
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Random House Webster's College Dictionary
ca•lor•ickəˈlɔr ɪk, -ˈlɒr-(adj.)
of or pertaining to calories.
of or pertaining to heat.
Category: Thermodynamics
high in calories:
a caloric meal.
(n.)heat.
Category: Thermodynamics
a hypothetical fluid whose presence in matter was once thought to determine its thermal state.
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Origin of caloric:
1785–95; < F calorique < L calor heat + F -ique -ic
cal•o•ric•i•tyˌkæl əˈrɪs ɪ ti(n.)
Wiktionary
caloricity(Noun)
ectothermy
Webster Dictionary
Caloricity(noun)
a faculty in animals of developing and preserving the heat necessary to life, that is, the animal heat
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