"caloricity" meaning in English

See caloricity in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Forms: caloricities [plural]
Etymology: From caloric + -ity. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|caloric|ity}} caloric + -ity Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} caloricity (countable and uncountable, plural caloricities)
  1. Ectothermy. Tags: countable, uncountable

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