kilocalorie en · NOUN
Pronunciation
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Etymology
From kilo- + calorie.
Meanings
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A non-SI unit of energy equal to 1,000 calories (small calories), used (now rare) in chemistry or physics; equal to 1 calorie as used in nutrition. Symbol kcal.
Holonyms: megacalorie < gigacalorie
Meronyms: calorie (small-calorie sense), small calorie, gram calorie, thermochemical calorie
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| kilocalories | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Synonyms
Calorie · large calorie · calorie · kilogram calorie
Translations (21)
fr grande calorie (unit of measure) · pt grande-caloria (unit of measure) · it kilocaloria (unit of measure) · es quilocaloría (unit of measure) · ca kilocaloria (unit of measure) · zza kilokalori (unit of measure) · pl kilokaloria (unit of measure) · sw kilokalori (unit of measure) · ko 킬로칼로리 (unit of measure) · ca quilocaloria (unit of measure) · it chilocaloria (unit of measure) · ja キロカロリー (unit of measure) · zh 大卡 (unit of measure) · de Kilokalorie (unit of measure) · hu kilokalória (unit of measure) · ja 大カロリー (unit of measure) · gl quilocaloría (unit of measure) · fr kilocalorie (unit of measure) · is kílókaloría (unit of measure) · pt quilocaloria (unit of measure) · es kilocaloría (unit of measure)