'Calorific' definitions:
Definition of 'calorific'
(from WordNet)
adjective
Heat-generating; "the calorific properties of fuels"
Definition of 'Calorific'
From: GCIDE
- 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]