Look up: calorie

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   Calorie
   The amount of heat required to raise the temperature of one gram of water from 14.5°C to 15.5°C. 1 calorie = 4.184 joules.
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   Calorie
   Calorie is the metric unit of measurement of heat. It is the amount of heat required to raise the temperature of 1 gram of water from 14.5 to 15.5 degrees centigrade.
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   Calorie
   A unit of heat; 1 calorie = 3.968 BTU. The heat required to raise one gram of water one degree centigrade.
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   Calorie
   A unit of heat or energy; that amount of heat required to raise the temperature of one gram of water by 1 degree C.
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   calorie
   [Noun] Plural form: calories. A way of measuring the amount of energy available from a food. Often used as a way of saying how fattening a food is.
   Example: This meal only has 250 calories.
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   calorie
   [n] - 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 2. [n] - 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
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   Calorie
   A scientific term used in dietetics to measure the heat and energy producing quality of a food.
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   calorie
   a unit representing the energy provided by food. Carbohydrate, protein, fat, and alcohol provide calories in the diet. Carbohydrate and protein have 4 calories per gram, fat has 9 calories per gram, and alcohol has 7 calories per gram.
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   Calorie
   A unit of heat. A thousand so-called small calories equals one large Calorie (kilocalorie or kcal), which is the type used when speaking of human nutrition. 1 Calorie = 4186 joules (4.186 kJ).
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    Calorie
    A unit of energy in the British system of units. Still used to define the amount of energyamount of energy contained in foods. Defined as the amount of energy required toraise the temperature of 1 gram of water from 14.5°C to 15.5°C.Conversions1 calorie=4.184 J1 calorie=3.087 ft lbwt1 calorie=3.968x10^-3Btu1 kCal=4.184 kJttle='Energy';xiu...
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    Calorie
    The amount of heat required to raise the temperature of one gram of water from 14.5°C to 15.5°C. 1 calorie = 4.184 joules.
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    calorie
    The amount of heat required to raise the temperature of 1 g of water at 14.5°C to 15.5°C. One calorie is equivalent to exactly 4.184 J.
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    Calorie
    the quantity of heat necessary to raise the temperature of 1 gram of water 1 oC at 1 atmosphere pressure.
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    Calorie
    The amount of energy needed to raise the temperature of 1 gram of water by 1 degree Celsius.
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    Calorie
    The amount of energy required to raise the temperature of one gram of water one degree Centigrade. One calorie equals 0.004 BTUs. One BTU equals 252 calories
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    Calorie
    A measurement of energy. One calorie is the energy needed to heat one gram of water by one degree centigrade. The amount of energy in food is measured in calories. There are 1000 calories in a kilocalorie.
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    Calorie
    The quantity of thermal energy required to raise one gram of water 1°C at 15°C.
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    Calorie
    a unit that is used to measure the energy content in food
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    Calorie
    Calorie: A unit of food energy. In nutrition terms, the word calorie is used instead of the more precise scientific term kilocalorie which represents the amount of energy required to raise the temperature of a liter of water one degree centigrade at sea level. The common usage of the word calorie of food energy is understood to refer to a kilocalor ...
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    calorie
    the former international unit of heat. It represents the amount of heat needed to raise the temperature of 1 gram of water by 1°C under normal atmospheric pressure, from 15°C to 16°C; Now replaced by the joule Category: Management in the public and private sector
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    Calorie
    A measure of energy from food. (3,500 kilocalories of food energy = 1 pound of body weight). Also the amount of heat required to raise the temperature of 1 gram of water 1° C (1000 calories = 1 kilocalorie). An interesting fact: When we see 'Calories' on a food label it is actually measuring kilocalories.
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    Calorie
    Definition (keystage 3) A unit of energy. <br /> The energy it takes to heat 1g of water by 1 ∘ C. <br /> Calorie spelt with a capital C means 1000 calories. <br /> One calorie is equal to about 4.1868 Joules.
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    Calorie
    Cal'o·rie noun [ French, from Latin calor heat.] (Physics) The unit of heat according to the French standard; the amount of heat required to raise the temperature of one kilogram (sometimes, one gram) of water one degree centigrade, or from 0° to 1°. Compare the English standard unit, Foot pound .
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    calorie
    <chemistry> A unit of measurement defined as 4.184 absolute joules or the amount of energy it takes to raise the temperature of one gram of water from 15 to 16 degrees Celsius (or1/100th the amount of energy needed to raise the temperature of one gram of water at one atmosphere pressure from 0 degrees C to 100 degrees C), food calories are ac ...
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    calorie
    small 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
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