calorie

Definitions of calorie
  1. noun
    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
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    puissance
    a unit of measurement for work
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