calorifacient

comparative more calorifacient · superlative most calorifacient · alternative calorificient

1. archaicmedicineheat-producing; applied to foods which are supposed to give rise to heat in the animal body by oxidation.

   nitrogenous materials are not only calorifacient, but, at least under some circumstances, sufficiently so to maintain alone the requisite temperature

   1863, The Lancet

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   . veratrum[…]influences the calorifacient nerves, and slows the process of heat production, at the same time putting the skin in better condition for its removal

   1892, The Eclectic Medical Journal

   Synonyms: calorific, heaty