Associations to the word «Calorific»
Noun
- Biomass
- Methane
- Moisture
- Coal
- Kg
- Value
- Peat
- Calorie
- Carbohydrate
- Sulfur
- Gas
- Mol
- Fuel
- Ash
- Dioxide
- Boiler
- Content
- Nitrogen
- Hydrogen
- Efficiency
- Heat
- Energy
- Chemical
- Quantity
- Temperature
- Determination
- Ray
- Sample
- Radiation
- Oil
- Deposit
- Composition
- Cent
- Skin
- Oxygen
- Weight
- Per
- Meter
- Product
- Amount
- Test
- Investigation
- Producer
- Factor
- Effect
- Pressure
- Price
- Water
- Process
- Cost
- Unit
- Co
- Engine
- Foot
- Level
Adjective
Adverb
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Wiktionary
CALORIFIC, adjective. (British) Relating to calories.
CALORIFIC, adjective. (British) (physics) Relating to or producing heat or other energy.
CALORIFIC RAY, noun. (physics) (obsolete) infrared ray, heat ray
CALORIFIC RAYS, noun. (physics) (obsolete) Synonym of infrared radiation.
CALORIFIC RAYS, noun. (physics) (obsolete) plural of calorific ray
CALORIFIC VALUE, 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.
CALORIFIC VALUE, noun. The amount of energy available from an item of food when digested, mostly from carbohydrates and fats
Dictionary definition
CALORIFIC, adjective. Heat-generating; "the calorific properties of fuels".
Wise words
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