calories

Noun

• 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
• plural of calorie
• plural of calory

Synonyms

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