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small calorie
small calorien. See calorie.small 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] small calorie (smôl) See calorie.Thesaurus| Noun | 1. | small 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 pressuregram 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 |
small calorie
small calorie[′smȯl ′kal·ə·rē] (thermodynamics) calorie calorieThe heat required to raise the temperature of 1 gram of water 1°C; now called a small calorie. A large calorie is equal to 1000 small calories, i.e. a kilocalorie.small 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 calorien. See calorie.small 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. AcronymsSeeCALsmall calorie
Synonyms for small 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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