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calorist

calorist noun: a scientist who favoured the caloric theory, dealing with the hypothetical medium of heat.

Noun

calorist (plural calorists)

  1. (historical) A scientist who favoured the caloric theory, dealing with the hypothetical medium of heat.
    Synonyms:
    caloricist

Synonyms of calorist

Forms of calorist

pluralcalorists

Questions about calorist

What does calorist mean?
Calorist means a scientist who favoured the caloric theory, dealing with the hypothetical medium of heat.
What part of speech is calorist?
Calorist is a noun.
What is the plural of calorist?
The plural of calorist is calorists.

Words near calorist in the dictionary

  1. calorisators
  2. calorise
  3. calorised
  4. calorises
  5. calorising
  6. calorist
  7. calorists
  8. caloritronic
  9. caloritronics
  10. caloritropic
  11. calorizator

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