kilocalorie meaning

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kilocalorie (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.

Definition of kilocalorie

  1. 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

    Synonyms: Calorie, kilogram calorie, large calorie, nutritionist's calorie

    Type of: work unit

Scrabble score: 17 (letter breakdown)

Word lists: words starting with KI · words ending in IE · 11-letter words

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