| 单词 | calorie |
| 释义 | Word Frequency calorie or calory (ˈkælərɪ) nounWord forms: plural -ries a unit of heat, equal to 4.1868 joules (International Table calorie): formerly defined as the quantity of heat required to raise the temperature of 1 gram of water by 1°Cunder standard conditions. It has now largely been replaced by the joule for scientific purposes Abbreviation: cal. Also called: gram calorie, small calorie. Compare Calorie Word origin C19: from French, from Latin calor heatWord Frequency Calorie(ˈkælərɪ) noun 1. Also called: kilogram calorie, kilocalorie, large calorie a unit of heat, equal to one thousand calories, often used to express the heat output of an organism or the energy value of food Abbreviation: Cal 2. the amount of a specific food capable of producing one thousand calories of energy |
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