calorifacient

9.9

A food that makes the body feel warmer when eaten

adjective
/ˌkæl.əˈrɪf.ɪ.ʃənt/

Archaic

: calorífico

The dietitian recommended calorifacient foods for people living in cold climates.

Examples

Some spices are considered calorifacient because they increase body warmth when eaten.
Many people enjoy calorifacient dishes during the winter months.
Chili peppers are known as calorifacient ingredients due to their warming effect.
Chili peppers are calorifacient.
Chili peppers are known as calorifacient ingredients due to their warming effect.
Some spices are considered calorifacient because they increase body warmth when eaten.
The dietitian recommended calorifacient foods for people living in cold climates.

Synonyms

thermogenic

vscalorifacient

Specialized

1 7.4

To make the body produce more heat

is limited to substances, especially foods, that generate heat when eaten

calorific

vscalorifacient

Specialized

7.4

Producing heat or able to produce heat

is about substances, especially foods, that produce heat inside the body

calefactive

vscalorifacient

Archaic

9.9

Producing heat to make things warm

is specific to eaten substances that make the body warmer from inside

calefacient

vscalorifacient

Specialized

9.9

Causes the skin to feel warm when put on

is about foods or substances that create real internal heat, not just surface feeling

Antonyms

cooling

60 2.1

A drop in temperature that makes something colder

Surface Forms

calorifacient positive

Morphology

calorifacient = calorific (opaque) = calor + facient

Although related in meaning to 'calorific', the formation uses Latin combining elements ('calor-' + '-facient') that are not productive or transparent to typical learners, so the morphological relation is not reliably inferable.

Etymology

Calorifacient comes from Latin parts calor 'heat' and facient 'to make'. So a calorifacient food is like a 'heat-maker' that warms the body.