Definition of Calorie

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
    - gram calorie - small calorie
  • 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
    - kilogram calorie - large calorie - nutritionist's calorie
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