The word 'calorific' is correct and can be used in written English.
It is used as an adjective to describe something that produces heat or has a high level of heat-generating potential. It is often used in the field of science, particularly in discussions about energy and nutrition. Example: The calorific value of coal is higher than that of wood, making it a more efficient source of energy for power plants.
It is too much fuss (not to mention far too calorific) to eat midweek, and should not be rushed.
If you don't exceed your given points limit, goes the theory, you'll be in calorific deficit.
Indigenous food crops are neglected while the potato is pushed as a calorific panacea.
This, some researchers hypothesise, might be encouraged by children inheriting epigenetic patterns appropriate to the diets of their parents but inappropriate to the different, more calorific diets those children are enjoying thanks to the abundance of modern life.The third layer of complexity is one that is only now starting to be explored.
A single meal at a KFC can top 1,600 calories for less than a pound-weight of food plus a large Pepsi and the KFC menu is far from the most calorific.
The revolt forced the resignation of Sir John Bond as chairman.Hostess Brands, which has been baking Twinkies and other calorific treats and breads since 1930, went out of business.
THE blame for rising obesity rates has been pinned on many things, including a more calorific diet, the spread of processed food, a lack of exercise and modern man's generally more stressful lot.
Past research suggests that the brain thinks that sweetness is a sign of highly calorific food.
Meat accounts for a sixth of humanity's calorific intake but uses roughly a third of its crop land, water and grain.
Their calorific intake was then adjusted until this 10% weight loss was stable and then the relevant indicators were measured again.Once this had happened, the experiment began.
In theory, people should adjust their purchases of food when relative prices change so that they maximise their calorific intake.
