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calorific

/ˌkæləˈɹɪf.ɪk/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 2.20 in modern English

Syllables
calorif-ic
IPA
/ˌkæləˈɹɪf.ɪk/
16
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Relating to calories.

adj

Relating to or producing heat or other energy.

adj

High in calories and thus likely fattening.

American usage

Etymology

From French calorifique or Latin calorificus, from calor + -i- + -ficus.

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: calorifique, calorificus

Usage

Inflected Forms

more calorific (comparative) most calorific (superlative)

Derived Forms

calorimetry hypercalorific isocalorific noncalorific

Phrases

calorific ray calorific value

Synonyms

caloric

Antonyms

frigorific

Rhymes With

specific scientific pacific terrific horrific prolific honorific hieroglyphic soporific unspecific transpacific interspecific

Questions

How do you pronounce calorific?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˌkæləˈɹɪf.ɪk/.
What does calorific mean?
Relating to calories.
Where does calorific come from?
It is traced to French.

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