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Calorie   /kˈæləri/   Listen
Calorie

noun
1.
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: kilocalorie, kilogram calorie, large calorie, nutritionist's calorie.
2.
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.  Synonyms: gram calorie, small calorie.



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"Calorie" Quotes from Famous Books



... A calorie as used in dietetics is the amount of heat required to raise the temperature of one kilogramme of water at 0 degrees C. to 1 degree C. The heat-value of food-stuffs, stated in calories, can be quickly reckoned when chemical ...
— The Home of the Blizzard • Douglas Mawson

... of heat, and heat is convertible into energy. A calorie is the heat required to raise the temperature of one kilogram of water one degree C. To translate into common terms, it is the heat required to raise one pound of water ...
— Maintaining Health • R. L. Alsaker

... Associated Words: pyrology, pyrologist, thermology, pyrometry, pyrometer, pyronomics, calorifics, therm, thermal, pyrography, caloric, calorie, thermic, swelter, thermostat, ...
— Putnam's Word Book • Louis A. Flemming

... have to live simon-pure lives to remain that way. Healthy people can afford 10% dietary indiscretions by calorie count—eating or drinking those things that they know are not good for them but that are fun to eat or are "recreational foods or beverages." Such "sinning" could mean a restaurant bash twice a month, having ...
— How and When to Be Your Own Doctor • Dr. Isabelle A. Moser with Steve Solomon

... CALORIE; symbol C.; a heat unit and food value unit; is that amount of heat necessary to raise one pound ...
— Diet and Health - With Key to the Calories • Lulu Hunt Peters



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