calorifier

noun

ca·​lor·​i·​fi·​er

kəˈlȯrəˌfī(ə)r,

-ˈä-

plural -s

: an apparatus for heating a fluid (as water) by circulating it past usually steam-filled heating coils

Word History

Etymology

Latin calor heat + English -ify + -er

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