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Word: Caloric
Speech Type: Adjective
Etymology:
late 18th century (as a noun): from French calorique, from Latin calor ‘heat’
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
kaˈlɒrɪk
Dialects: British English
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
ˈkalərɪk
Dialects: British English
Definition:
relating to heat; calorific
Short Definition:relating to heat
Examples:- a caloric value of 7 calories per gram
Word: Caloric
Speech Type: Noun
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
kaˈlɒrɪk
Dialects: British English
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
ˈkalərɪk
Dialects: British English
Definition:
a hypothetical fluid substance formerly thought to be responsible for the phenomena of heat.
Short Definition:hypothetical fluid substance formerly thought to be responsible for phenomena of heat
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