calorificient

from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
Calorificient \Ca*lor`i*fi"cient\, a. (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.
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