calorie
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1. 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 (noun.quantity)
| hypernym | : | energy unit, heat unit, work unit, |
| definition | : | a unit of measurement for work (noun.quantity) |
| part meronym | : | calorie, kilocalorie, kilogram calorie, large calorie, nutritionist's calorie, |
| definition | : | 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 (noun.quantity) |
2. 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 (noun.quantity)
| hypernym | : | energy unit, heat unit, work unit, |
| definition | : | a unit of measurement for work (noun.quantity) |
| part holonym | : | calorie, gram calorie, small calorie, |
| definition | : | 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 (noun.quantity) |
3. 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 (noun.quantity)
4. 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 (noun.quantity)
| derivation | : | caloric, |
| definition | : | of or relating to calories in food (adj.pert) |
5. 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 (noun.quantity)
6. 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 (noun.quantity)
| derivation | : | caloric, |
| definition | : | of or relating to calories in food (adj.pert) |
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