Calorisator

/ˌkæl.ə.rɪˈzeɪ.tər/ noun

Definition

A device or substance that generates or produces heat, especially in industrial or biological applications.

Etymology

From Latin 'calor' (heat) + '-ator' suffix (one who does). A technical term from 19th-century heat engineering.

Kelly Says

Early calorisators were literal furnaces that heated water for factories, but the term evolved to include anything from chemical catalysts to your thyroid gland!

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