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caloric

4 ENTRIES FOUND:
  1. 1) caloric (noun)
  2. 2) caloric (adjective)
  3. caloric engine (noun)
  4. caloric punsch (noun)

1ca·lo·ric

noun \kə-ˈlȯr-ik\

Definition of CALORIC

1
: a supposed form of matter formerly held responsible for the phenomena of heat and combustion
2
archaic : heat

Origin of CALORIC

French calorique, from Latin calor
First Known Use: 1792

Rhymes with CALORIC

dysphoric, euphoric, folkloric, historic, phosphoric, plethoric, pyloric

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