Kilocalorie – מילון אנגלי-אנגלי
kilocalorie
n.
one thousand small calories
Calorie
The name
calorie is used for two
units of energy.
- The small calorie or gram calorie (symbol: cal) is the approximate amount of energy needed to raise the temperature of one gram of water by one degree Celsius at a pressure of one atmosphere.
- The kilocalorie, also known as large calorie, kilogram calorie, food calorie, and similar names (symbols: kcal, Cal or C) is small calories.
kilocalorie
Noun
1. 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
(synonym) Calorie, kilogram calorie, large calorie, nutritionist's calorie
(hypernym) work unit, heat unit, energy unit
(part-meronym) calorie, gram calorie, small calorie
kilocalorie
nf.
kilocalorie, one thousand small calories, kcal
kilocaloria
nf.
kilocalory
