Definition of CALORIC

caloric

Meanings

Adjective

  • relating to or associated with heat
    • "the caloric effect of sunlight"
  • of or relating to calories in food
    • "comparison of foods on a caloric basis"
    • "the caloric content of foods"

Adj

  • Relating to calories.
  • Containing calories.
  • Synonym of calorific (“high in calories and thus likely fattening”).
  • Synonym of calorific (“relating to or producing heat or other energy”).

Noun

  • The hypothetical medium of heat.

Origin / Etymology

From calorie + -ic. From French calorique, coined by French chemist Antoine Lavoisier, from Latin calor (“heat”).

Scrabble Score: 11

caloric is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL word
caloric is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
caloric is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 14

caloric is a valid Words With Friends word