Calorie

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Noun 1.2 Derived terms 1.3 Translations

English

Noun

calorie (plural calories)

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

calorie, sometimes Calorie (plural Calories)

1. a unit of energy equal to 1,000 calories; used in nutrition; a kilocalorie

Derived terms

• calorific value
• caloric ((US{{#if:|, {{{2}}}{{#if:|, {{{3}}}{{#if:|, {{{4}}}{{#if:|, {{{5}}}{{#if:|, {{{6}}}{{#if:|, {{{7}}}{{#if:|, {{{8}}}{{#if:|, {{{9}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}))
• calorific ((UK{{#if:|, {{{2}}}{{#if:|, {{{3}}}{{#if:|, {{{4}}}{{#if:|, {{{5}}}{{#if:|, {{{6}}}{{#if:|, {{{7}}}{{#if:|, {{{8}}}{{#if:|, {{{9}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}))

Translations

• Novial: kaloriefr:calorie

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