calorienoun [ C ]
uk/ˈkæl.ər.i/us/ˈkæl.ɚ.i/calorie noun [ C ] (FOOD)
a unit of energy, often used as a measurement of the amount of energy that food provides:
There are about 50 calories in an apple.
An athlete in training needs a lot of calories.
This drink can only help you to lose weight as a part of a calorie-controlled diet.
He found calorie-counting the best way of losing weight.
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Diets & dieting
- anorexia nervosa
- balanced diet
- bulimia
- caloric
- calorie-controlled
- calorific
- comfort eating
- complex carbohydrate
- crash diet
- deficiency disease
- dietetics
- intake
- low-calorie
- macrobiotic
- malnourished
- nutraceutical
- nutritious
- slimmer
- sugar-free
- vegetarian
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Miscellaneous units of measurement
calorie noun [ C ] (HEAT)
specialized physics a unit of heat energy
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Miscellaneous units of measurement
- acre
- becquerel
- caloric
- calorific
- curie
- farad
- flashpoint
- Gy
- hectare
- horsepower
- kilohertz
- kilojoule
- lumen
- MHz
- millibar
- molal
- molar
- newton
- SI unit
- watt
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