kilocalorie
kilocalorie · kilocalories
Kilokalorie
A non-SI unit of energy equal to 1,000 calories, used in chemistry or physicsA non-SI unit of energy equal to 1,000 calories (small calories), used (now rare) in chemistry or physics; equal to 1 calorie as used in nutrition. Symbol kcal.
Meaning
1 sensesA non-SI unit of energy equal to 1,000 calories (small calories), used (now rare) in chemistry or physics; equal to 1 calorie as used in nutrition. Symbol kcal.
Holonyms: megacalorie < gigacalorie
Meronyms: calorie (small-calorie sense), small calorie, gram calorie, thermochemical calorie
Kilokalorie
More definitions
- 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
Translations
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Origin
From kilo- + calorie.From kilo- + calorie.
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Forms
plural: kilocalories| Singular | kilocalorie |
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Synonyms
4 synonymsClose in meaning
- 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:Caloriekilogram calorielarge calorienutritionist's calorie