calorific value
noun
the amount of heat released by a unit weight or unit volume of a substance during complete combustion.
Also called
calorific power.
Words nearby calorific value
caloric nystagmus,
caloric test,
calorie,
calorifacient,
calorific,
calorific value,
calorigenic,
calorimeter,
calorimetry,
calorize,
calory
British Dictionary definitions for calorific value
calorific value
noun
the quantity of heat produced by the complete combustion of a given mass of a fuel, usually expressed in joules per kilogram