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calorie
[ kal-uh-ree ]
noun
- Thermodynamics.
- Also called gram calorie, small calorie. an amount of heat exactly equal to 4.1840 joules. : cal
- (usually initial capital letter) kilocalorie. : Cal
- Physiology.
- a unit equal to the kilocalorie, used to express the heat output of an organism and the fuel or energy value of food.
- a quantity of food capable of producing such an amount of energy.
Calorie
1/ ˈkælərɪ /
noun
- Also calledkilogram caloriekilocalorielarge calorie a unit of heat, equal to one thousand calories, often used to express the heat output of an organism or the energy value of food Cal
- the amount of a specific food capable of producing one thousand calories of energy
calorie
2/ ˈkælərɪ /
noun
- See Caloriea unit of heat, equal to 4.1868 joules ( International Table calorie ): formerly defined as the quantity of heat required to raise the temperature of 1 gram of water by 1°C under standard conditions. It has now largely been replaced by the joule for scientific purposes cal Also calledgram caloriesmall calorie Compare Calorie
calorie
/ kăl′ə-rē /
- A unit of energy equal to the amount of heat needed to raise the temperature of one gram of water by one degree Celsius. One calorie is equivalent to 4.1868 joules.
- Also called small calorie
- Calorie A unit of heat equal to the amount of heat needed to raise the temperature of 1,000 grams of water by one degree Celsius. This unit is used as a measure of the energy released by food as it is digested by the human body.
- Also called kilocalorie large calorie
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A Calorie is the amount of heat required to raise the temperature of one kilogram of water from zero to one degree Centigrade.
A calorie is the heat unit used in the estimation of the fuel value of various foods.
The calorie nevertheless is not a food substance, it is the unit by which energy-giving heat is measured.
A Calorie is the amount of heat required to raise one kilogram of water 1° Centigrade or one pound of water 4° Fahrenheit.
A person in bed for twenty-four hours will require about 0.5 Calorie per pound per hour to prevent use of body material for fuel.
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