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
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| Calorie |
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| kilocalorie |
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| kilogram calorie |
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| large calorie |
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| nutritionist's calorie |
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