Calorie#2 (n)
kilogram calorie (n)
kilocalorie (n)
large calorie (n)
nutritionist's calorie (n)

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type n
lex_filenum 23
def 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
def used by nutritionists to characterize the energy-producing potential in food
Outgoing links
Hypernym work unit, heat unit, energy unit
Derivationally related form Calorie → caloric
Part meronym calorie, gram calorie, small calorie
Incoming links
Derivationally related form caloric → Calorie
Pertainym (pertains to noun) caloric → nutritionist's calorie; noncaloric → nutritionist's calorie
Hyponym work unit, heat unit, energy unit
Part holonym calorie, gram calorie, small calorie

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