Defenition of the word kilocalorie

• Defenition of the word kilocalorie

  • 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
  • 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

Synonyms for the word kilocalorie

• • Calorie
  • frigorie
  • kilogram calorie
  • large calorie

Meronymys for the word kilocalorie

• • calorie
  • calory
  • gram calorie
  • small calorie

Hypernyms for the word kilocalorie

• • energy unit
  • heat unit
  • work unit

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