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calorification

calorification noun: the production of heat, especially animal heat.

Noun

calorification (countable and uncountable, plural calorifications)

  1. The production of heat, especially animal heat.

Forms of calorification

pluralcalorifications

Origin of calorification

Compare French calorification.

Questions about calorification

What does calorification mean?
Calorification means the production of heat, especially animal heat.
What part of speech is calorification?
Calorification is a noun.
What is the plural of calorification?
The plural of calorification is calorifications.

Words near calorification in the dictionary

  1. calorific rays
  2. calorific value
  3. calorific values
  4. calorifical
  5. calorifically
  6. calorification
  7. calorifications
  8. calorificient
  9. calorifics
  10. calorifier
  11. calorifiers

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