1) Alice or Celia may count it 2) An amount of heat 3) Concern for some losers 4) Diet number 5) Diet unit 6) Dietary unit 7) Dieting unit 8) Energy unit 9) Food energy unit 10) Food packaging unit 11) Food unit 12) Food unit counted by a dieter 13) Frequently-counted unit 14) French word used in English
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1) Kilocalorie 2) Therm
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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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a basic measure of energy that has been replaced by the SI unit the joule; in physics it approximates the energy needed to increase the temperature of 1 gram of water by 1
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A unit of heat energy. The amount of heat required to raise the temperature of 1 gram (cubic Centimeter) of water 1 degree Celsius. Also, the substance which gives food its flavor.
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• (n.) 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
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[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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a unit of energy or heat variously defined. The calorie was originally defined as the amount of heat required at a pressure of 1 standard atmosphere ... [4 related articles]
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A measurement of the energy content of food. The body needs calories as to perform its functions, such as breathing, circulating the blood, and physical activity. When a person is sick, their body may need extra calories to fight fever or other problems.
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<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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(kal´ә-re) any of several units of heat defined as the amount of heat required to raise the temperature of 1 kilogram of water by 1 degree Celsius (1°C) at a specified temperature. The calorie used in chemistry and biochemistry is equal to 4.184 joules. Symbol cal. In referring to the energy content of foods it is...
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A scientific term used in dietetics to measure the heat and energy producing quality of a food.
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(CAL-or-ee) A unit of energy in food. Foods have carbohydrates, proteins, and fats. Some beverages have alcohol. Carbohydrates have 4 calories per gram. Proteins have 4 calories per gram. Alcohol has 7 calories per gram. Fat has 9 calories per gram.
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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 kilocalorie and ac...
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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,
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(kal;uo-re) A unit of heat equal to the amount needed to raise the temperature of one gram of water by 1 C∞.
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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 kilocalorie and ac...
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A calorie is the energy required to raise one gram of water one degree Celsius at one atmosphere. The onset of second-degree burns may occur at 1.2 calories per centimeter squared per second. One calorie per centimeter squared per second per second can be
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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
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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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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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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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Unit of heat, measurement of energy.
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a unit of energy, equal to 4.184 joules.
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A measure of energy; usually expressed as kilocalorie (kcal) or megacalorie (Mcal). 1 cal = the amount of energy required to increase the temperature of 1 g of water 1 degree C.
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