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