Complete Definition of "calorie"

English

Noun
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  1. a non-SI unit of energy, widely used in chemistry and physics, being the amount of heat needed to raise the temperature of 1 gram of water by 1°C
  2. a unit of energy equal to 1,000 calories; used in nutrition; a kilocalorie

Derived terms
calorific value
caloric US
calorific UK

Translations
Finnish: kalori
German: Kalorie f
Maltese: kalorija f
Novial: kalorie

Category:Energy
Category:Units of measure


Italian

Noun
calorie f

  1. plural of|caloria|lang=Italian

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