HyperDic: kilocalorie

English > 1 sense of the word kilocalorie:
NOUNquantitykilocalorie, Calorie, kilogram calorie, large calorie, nutritionist's caloriea 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
English > kilocalorie: 1 sense > noun 1, quantity
MeaningA 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.
SynonymsCalorie, kilogram calorie, large calorie, nutritionist's calorie
Partscalorie, gram calorie, small calorieunit 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
Broaderwork unit, heat unit, energy unitA unit of measurement for work
Spanishcaloría grande, caloría, kilocaloría
Catalanquilocaloria

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