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Definitions for Calorie
[1] Thermodynamics . Also called gram calorie, small calorie. an amount of heat exactly equal to 4.1840 joules. Abbreviation : cal (usually initial capital letter ) kilocalorie. Abbreviation : Cal
[2] 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.
[3] a 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 It has now largely been replaced by the joule for scientific purposes Abbreviation: cal Also called: gram calorie , small calorie Compare Calorie
[4] Also called: kilogram calorie , kilocalorie , large 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 Abbreviation: Cal
[5] the amount of a specific food capable of producing one thousand calories of energy
Words nearby Calorie
calori's bursa, calori-, caloric, caloric nystagmus, caloric test, calorie, calorifacient, calorific, calorific value, calorigenic, calorimeter
Origin of Calorie
1800–10; < French, equivalent to calor- (< Latin calor heat) + -ie -y3
Word origin for Calorie
C19: from French, from Latin calor heat