Alternative form of calorifacient

plural of calorifere

An apparatus for conveying and distributing heat, especially by means of hot water circulating in tubes.

plural of calorimetre

Alternative form of calorificient

(physiology, dated) 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.

Relating to caloritronics

(biology) A form of rigor mortis induced by heat, as when the muscle of a mammal is heated to about 50°C.

The study of the heat exchanged when molecules are adsorbed on a surface

(archaic) Producing or transmitting heat.