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Noun: calorie kaluree- 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 pressure
- gram calorie, small calorie
Noun: 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
- kilogram calorie, kilocalorie, large calorie, nutritionist's calorie
Derived forms: calories See also: caloric Type of: energy unit, heat unit, work unit Encyclopedia: Calorie |