In a way relating to or producing heat; describing something's capacity to generate or transfer thermal energy.
From 'calorific' (heat-producing) plus '-ally,' ultimately deriving from Latin 'calor' (heat) and 'facere' (to make), meaning 'heat-making.'
When we describe coal as 'calorifically superior' to wood, we're really asking: which burns hotter for longer?—a question that powered the Industrial Revolution!
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