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gram calorie
gram calorien. See calorie.gram calorie n (Units) another name for calorie cal•o•rie or cal•o•ry (ˈkæl ə ri)
n., pl. -ries. 1. a. Also called gram calorie, small calorie. an amount of heat exactly equal to 4.1840 joules.Abbr.: cal b. (usu. cap.) kilocalorie. Abbr.: Cal 2. a. a unit equal to the kilocalorie, expressing the heat output of an organism and the energy value of food. b. a quantity of food capable of producing such an amount of energy. [1800–10; < French < Latin calor heat] Thesaurus| Noun | 1. | gram calorie - unit of heat defined as the quantity of heat required to raise the temperature of 1 gram of water by 1 degree centigrade at atmospheric pressuresmall calorie, calorieenergy unit, heat unit, work unit - a unit of measurement for workCalorie, kilocalorie, kilogram calorie, large calorie, nutritionist's calorie - a unit of heat equal to the amount of heat required to raise the temperature of one kilogram of water by one degree at one atmosphere pressure; used by nutritionists to characterize the energy-producing potential in food |
EncyclopediaSeecaloriegram calorie
small cal·o·rie (cal, c), the quantity of energy required to raise the temperature of 1 g of water 1°C, or from 14.5-15.5°C in the case of normal or standard calorie. Synonym(s): gram caloriesmall cal·o·rie (cal, c) (smawl kal'ŏr-ē) The quantity of energy required to raise the temperature of 1 g of water from 14.5-15.5°C.
Synonym(s): gram calorie. calorie (kal'o-re) [L. calor, heat] A unit of heat. A calorie may be equated to work or to other units of heat measurement. Small calories are converted to joules by multiplying by 4.1855. gram calorieSmall calorie.kilogram calorieLarge calorie; one thousand calories. large calorie Abbreviation: C, Cal, or kcal
The amount of heat needed to change the temperature of 1 kg of water from 14.5°C to 15.5°C. It is commonly used in metabolic studies and in reference to human nutrition. It is always capitalized to distinguish it from a small calorie. Synonym: kilogram calorie; kilocaloriesmall calorie Abbreviation: c, cal
The amount of heat needed to change the temperature of 1 g of water 1°C. Synonym: gram caloriegram calorie
Synonyms for gram calorienoun unit of heat defined as the quantity of heat required to raise the temperature of 1 gram of water by 1 degree centigrade at atmospheric pressureSynonymsRelated Words- energy unit
- heat unit
- work unit
- Calorie
- kilocalorie
- kilogram calorie
- large calorie
- nutritionist's calorie
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