Dictionary 1. (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Heat.2. (a.) That heats or imparts heat; promoting warmth or heat; exciting action; stimulating; as, heating medicines or applications. Thesaurus animal heat blood heat body heat burning calefacient calefactive calefactory calidity caloric cauterant chafing coal heat convected heat electric heat fever fever heat gas heat heat heatedness hot-air heat hotness hypothermia incalescence induction heat molecular heat oil heat radiant heat solar heat steam heat superheat superheatedness thermal radiation ultraviolet heat warming warmness warmth |