caloristn.
/ˈkalərɪst/ rare.
One who held that heat or caloric was a material substance.
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the world > matter > properties of materials > temperature > heat > [noun] > science of heat or fire > one holding specific theory
calorist1864
the world > matter > physics > electromagnetic radiation > heat > [noun] > science or study of > student of
pyrologist1828
calorist1864
1864 N. Brit. Rev. Feb. 43 Any able Calorist..maintaining the materiality of heat.
Derivatives
caloˈristic adj.
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the world > matter > physics > electromagnetic radiation > heat > [adjective]
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calorific1686
thermal1837
thermic1842
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the world > matter > properties of materials > temperature > heat > [adjective] > generating or producing heat > specific theory
caloristic1864
1864 N. Brit. Rev. Feb. 6 The Caloristic idea [of radiant heat] seems to have been exactly analogous to the Corpuscular Theory of Light.
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