Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- adjective Of or relating to heat.
- adjective Of or relating to calories.
- noun A hypothetically indestructible, uncreatable, highly elastic, self-repellent, all-pervading fluid formerly thought responsible for the production, possession, and transfer of heat.
from The Century Dictionary.
- Pertaining to heat or the principle of heat.
- noun The name given to a supposed subtle imponderable fluid to which the sensation and phenomena of heat were formerly attributed; hence, heat.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun (Physics) The principle of heat, or the agent to which the phenomena of heat and combustion were formerly ascribed; -- not now used in scientific nomenclature, but sometimes used as a general term for heat.
- adjective Of or pertaining to caloric.
- adjective a kind of engine operated by heated air.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- adjective US, UK rare relating to
calories - adjective US, UK rare relating to or
producing heat or otherenergy - noun obsolete the
hypothetical medium ofheat
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- adjective of or relating to calories in food
- adjective relating to or associated with heat
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Examples
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This modification of heat was discovered and named by Dr. Black long before the French chemists introduced the term caloric, and we must not presume to alter it, as it is still used by much better chemists than ourselves.
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They rap along to the latest hip-hop hits, memorizing every lyric, so the music can definitely help them gain caloric literacy.
Harlem Takes on Obesity With NYS First Lady Michele Patterson « 2010
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He proposed that work was generated by the passage of caloric from a warmer to a cooler body, with caloric being conserved in the process.
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So really, you probably came out ahead in caloric content intake compared to me.
Monkey World Cupcakes Anne-Marie 2007
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Significant weight loss has resulted from such a drop in caloric intake.
Fine whine David 2005
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Taken together, the changes in longevity parameters among all calorie-restriction groups suggest that long-term caloric restriction may extend life span.
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That way I avoid foods that are highly caloric, which is important to me.
Maria Rodale: A Visit to My Kitchen: Dr. David Kessler, Author of The End of Overeating 2010
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That way I avoid foods that are highly caloric, which is important to me.
Maria Rodale: A Visit to My Kitchen: Dr. David Kessler, Author of The End of Overeating 2010
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Resveratrol found effective in small doses | Think Gene:the researchers found that low doses of resveratrol mimic the effects of what is known as caloric restriction Noted here for the simple fact that the ASU kid might be interested, but I'll probably forget to tell him.
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One, for example, something that a lot of people do is something known as caloric restriction.
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