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adj
heat-producing; applied to foods which, being rich in carbon, as the fats, are supposed to give rise to heat in the animal body by oxidation.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: dated
Topics: medicine, physiology, sciences
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Synonyms: heaty
Antonyms: none provided
adjective satellite
producing heat; usually used of foods
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
History
From calori- + -facient.
