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rigor caloris

rigor caloris noun: a heat-induced form of rigor mortis.

Noun

rigor caloris (uncountable)

  1. (archaic) A heat-induced form of rigor mortis

Origin of rigor caloris

Latin

Questions about rigor caloris

What does rigor caloris mean?
Rigor caloris means a heat-induced form of rigor mortis.
What part of speech is rigor caloris?
Rigor caloris is a noun.

Words near rigor caloris in the dictionary

  1. rigolettes
  2. rigoll
  3. rigolls
  4. rigols
  5. rigor
  6. rigor caloris
  7. rigor mortis
  8. rigor mortised
  9. rigor mortises
  10. rigor mortising
  11. rigored

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