KilocalorieWordNet Explorer

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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

Words in this synset: Calorie, kilogram_calorie, large_calorie, nutritionist's_calorie

noun

a unit of measurement for work

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