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calorific

/kal-uh-rif-ik/US // ˌkæl əˈrɪf ɪk //UK // (ˌkæləˈrɪfɪk) //

热量,高热量,卡路里,卡路里数

Definitions

adj.形容词 adjective
  1. 1
    • : pertaining to conversion into heat.

Examples

  • CARROT, APPLE, AND PECAN MUFFINS Our wholesome muffins will put their rich calorific cousins to shame!

  • From Peeps to Cadbury eggs, The Daily Beast ranks the 25 most calorific candies.

  • This has quite an appreciable content of protein and fat, both substances of high calorific value.

  • The calorific value of the gas should be measured either by the Witz apparatus or by means of any other calorimeter.

  • In what degree of latitude—pray tell us—in what degree of latitude do the rays of the sun become too calorific for white men?

  • Fat contains more than twice the amount of energy-yielding power or calorific value of proteids or carbohydrates.

  • The heat contained in a pound of coal is called the "calorific value" or "heating value" of the coal.