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Meaning of 'calorificient' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Calorificient [ a.]
- Having, or relating to the power of producing heat; -- applied to foods which, being rich in carbon, as the fats, are supposed to give rise to heat in the animal body by oxidation.

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