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calorific value
calorific valuen. The calories or thermal units contained in one unit of a substance and released when the substance is burned.calorific value n (Units) the quantity of heat produced by the complete combustion of a given mass of a fuel, usually expressed in joules per kilogram calorific valueThe energy value of a food or fuel, given by the heat evolved when a unit amount (1 gram or 1 kg) is completely burnt in oxygen.Translationscalorific value
calorific value[¦kal·ə¦rif·ik ′val·yü] (engineering) Quantity of heat liberated on the complete combustion of a unit weight or unit volume of fuel. calorific valueThe amount of heat liberated by the combustion of a unit weight (or if a gas, a unit volume) of fuel.AcronymsSeecash value |