calorificient

from The Century Dictionary.

• Same as calorifacient.

from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.

• adjective (Physiol.) 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.

from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.

• adjective 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.