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Definitions for Calory

[1] calorie.
[2] 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
[3] 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.
[4] 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 It has now largely been replaced by the joule for scientific purposes Abbreviation: cal Also called: gram calorie , small calorie Compare Calorie
[5] 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
[6] the amount of a specific food capable of producing one thousand calories of energy

Words nearby Calory

calorific value, calorigenic, calorimeter, calorimetry, calorize, calory, calot's triangle, calotte, calotype, caloyer, calpac

Origin of Calory

ie1800–10; < French, equivalent to calor- (< Latin calor heat) + -ie -y3

Word origin for Calory

ieC19: from French, from Latin calor heat