heatmaking

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noun

The generation of heat.

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Meanings

nounheatmaking (uncountable)
  1. uncountableThe generation of heat.

    […] natural gas is 3.5 times more efficient for heatmaking purposes.

    1974, United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Commerce, Federal Power Commission Oversight; Natural Gas Curtailment..., page 461
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    It would appear, from different experiments, that invisible rays exist in the solar beam possessed of chemical powers; but neither of illuminating nor heatmaking agencies.

    1807, Thomas Frognall Dibdin, Frognall, The Director: A Weekly Literary Journal (page 255)

Origin

From heat + making.

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MLA

“heatmaking.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/heatmaking. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “heatmaking,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/heatmaking.

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