kilocalorie, n.
(kilocalories)
(kilocalories)
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
<noun.quantity>
Calorie kilocalorie kilogram calorie large calorie nutritionist's calorie
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