Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
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calorie | Yes | No | No | No |
kilogram calorie | Yes | No | No | No |
calorie (noun) | kilogram calorie (noun) |
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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 | 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 |