rigor caloris
English edit
Etymology edit
Noun edit
rigor caloris (uncountable)
- (biology, archaic) A heat-induced form of rigor mortis
Usage notes edit
Used in a few scientific journals in the 19th century, after which the term fell out of use.
References edit
- “rigor”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.