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calorific value

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.20 in modern English

Syllables
calori-fic -val-ue
IPA
24
Scrabble Score
14
Letters
4
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The amount of energy produced by the complete combustion of a material or fuel. Measured in units of energy per amount of material, e.g. kJ/kg.

noun

The amount of energy available from an item of food when digested, mostly from carbohydrates and fats

Example Sentences

Inflected Forms

calorific values (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

enthalpy

Questions

What does calorific value mean?
The amount of energy produced by the complete combustion of a material or fuel. Measured in units of energy per amount of material, e.g. kJ/kg.

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