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calorie

/'kæləri/

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noun
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
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kilocalorie kilogram calorie large calorie nutritionist's calorie
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
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kilocalorie kilogram calorie large calorie nutritionist's calorie

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