calorie
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[edit] English
[edit] Pronunciation
- (British) IPA: /ˈkæləri/
[edit] Noun
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calorie (plural calories)
- a non-SI unit of energy, widely used in chemistry and physics, being the amount of heat needed to raise the temperature of 1 gram of water by 1°C
- a unit of energy equal to 1,000 calories; used in nutrition; a kilocalorie
[edit] Derived terms
- 4° calorie
- 15° calorie
- 20° calorie
- calorific value
- caloric (US)
- calorific (British)
- gram calorie
- kilogram calorie
- mean calorie
[edit] Translations
amount of heat to raise 1 gram of water by 1°C
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[edit] Anagrams
[edit] French
[edit] Etymology
[edit] Noun
calorie f. (plural calories)
[edit] Anagrams
- Anagrams of aceilor
- Coralie
[edit] Italian
[edit] Noun
calorie f.
- Plural form of caloria.
[edit] Anagrams
- Anagrams of aceilor
- colerai