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ADJECTIVE (1)

1. heat-generating;
- Example: "the calorific properties of fuels"



The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Calorific \Cal`o*rif"ic\, 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]