calorie

Noun
  1. is a type of: energy unit, heat unit, work unit - a unit of measurement for work
    has: calorie, gram calorie, small calorie - 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
    same as: kilocalorie, kilogram calorie, large calorie, nutritionist's calorie
  2. is a type of: energy unit, heat unit, work unit - a unit of measurement for work
    is a part of: calorie, kilocalorie, kilogram calorie, large calorie, nutritionist's 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
    same as: gram calorie, small calorie

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