rigor caloris

English

Etymology

Noun

rigor caloris (uncountable)

(biology, archaic) A heat-induced form of rigor mortis

Usage notes

Used in a few scientific journals in the 19th century, after which the term fell out of use.

References

“rigor”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.

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