calorie

Meanings

• 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
• 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
• CALORIE n pl. -S a unit of heat

Synonyms

• Calorie
• kilogram calorie
• kilocalorie
• large calorie
• nutritionist's calorie
• gram calorie
• small calorie

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