 nutritionist's_calorie |
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| 1. | [ noun ] (physics) 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: | kilogram_calorie kilocalorie large_calorie frigorie Calorie | |
| Related terms: | work_unit calorie | |
| 2. | [ noun ] (physics) unit of energy-producing potential in food and released by oxidation; equal to a kilocalorie of heat | |
| Related terms: | Calorie | |
