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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]