calorific
(adjective) heat-generating; “the calorific properties of fuels”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
calorific (comparative more calorific, superlative most calorific)
Relating to calories.
(physics) Relating to or producing heat or other energy.
Antonym: frigorific
(US, of food) High in calories and thus likely fattening.
• caloric (US)
Source: Wiktionary
Cal`o*rif"ic, a. Etym: [L. calorificus; calor heat + facere to make; cf. F. calorifique.]
Definition: Possessing the quality of producing heat; heating. Calorific rays, the invisible, heating rays which emanate from the sum, and burning and heated bodies.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
7 June 2025
(noun) a unit of astronomical length based on the distance from Earth at which stellar parallax is 1 second of arc; equivalent to 3.262 light years
Coffee dates back to the 9th century. Goat herders in Ethiopia noticed their goats seem to be “dancing” after eating berries from a particular shrub. They reported it to the local monastery, and a monk made a drink out of it. The monk found out he felt energized and kept him awake at night. That’s how the first coffee drink was born.