A unit of food energy. The word calorie is ordinarily used instead of the more precise, scientific term kilocalorie. A kilocalorie represents the amount of energy required to raise the temperature of a liter of water 1' centigrade at sea level. Technically, a kilocalorie represents 1,000 true calories of energy.

A measurement of the energy content of food. The body needs calories as to perform its functions, such as breathing, circulating the blood, and physical activity. When a person is sick, their body may [..]

Quantity of energy. Equals the amount of heat required to raise 1 gram of pure water from 14.5 to 15.5° Celsius at standard atmospheric pressure.

[L. calor, heat] The amount of heat energy required to raise the temperature of 1 g of water 1°C; the amount of heat energy that 1 g of water releases when it cools by 1°C. The Calorie (with a capital [..]

The amount of heat required to raise the temperature of 1 g of water at 14.5°C to 15.5°C. One calorie is equivalent to exactly 4.184 J.

Amount of heat required to raise the temperature of 1 g of water from 15ºC to 16ºC.

1866, from French calorie, from Latin calor (genitive caloris) "heat," from PIE *kle-os-, suffixed form of root *kele- (1) "warm" (source also of Latin calidus "warm," ca [..]

unit of energy from food, equal to the amount of heat required to raise the temperature of one kilogram of water by one degree Celsius.

(Abbreviated cal.) A unit of energy defined as that amount of energy required to raise the temperature of one gram of water by one degree Celsius (the gram-calorie or small calorie), equal to 4.1855 j [..]

(abbreviated cal) The amount of heat energy required to raise the temperature of 1 gram of water 1 degree C. This is equivalent to the amount of heat energy released by 1 gram of water when it cools by 1 degree C. A "Calorie" (capital C) is a term used especially by nutritionists and is the same as 1000 calories (1 kcal).

Amount of heat required to raise the temperature of 1 cubic centimeter of water 1°C.

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-produci [..]

n. Amount of heat needed to raise the temperature of 1 kilogram of water 1 degree centigrade.

Measure of thermal energy, defined as the amount of heat required to raise one gram of water one degree Celsius at 15°C.

A unit of heat energy. The amount of heat required to raise the temperature of 1 gram (cubic Centimeter) of water 1 degree Celsius. Also, the substance which gives food its flavor.

Unit of heat defined as the amount of heat required to heat 1 g of water from 14.5 to 15.5C; 1 cal = 4.184 joules in the International System of Units. Calorie

n. a unit of heat energy which fuels the human body and is burned through the process of metabolism. Also, refers to the amount of energy needed to raise the temperature of 1 gram of water by 1

Energy unit that is the amount of energy that will raise the temperature of 1 gram of water by 1 degree Celsius.

A unit of measure of heat derived from combustion of fuel, such as food; energy that comes from food.

Calorie is a unit of measurement for energy. One calorie is formally defined as the amount of energy required to raise one cubic centimeter of water by one degree centigrade. For the purpose of measur [..]

A unit of heat used to measure food energy. Also written as kcalorie, kcal or Cal., it is the amount of heat required to raise the temperature of 1 kilogram of water 1 degree Celsius. Calories are obt [..]

A unit of heat. A thousand so-called small calories equals one large Calorie (kilocalorie or kcal), which is the type used when speaking of human nutrition. 1 Calorie = 4186 joules (4.186 kJ).

(Cal) Chemical energy in foods is expressed in calories (Cal). The scientific definition of a calorie is the amount of energy needed to raise the temperature of 1 gram of water by one degree Celsius from 15° to 16° at atmospheric pressure. This is the true calorie, sometimes referred to as a "small calorie". A kilocalorie is equal [..]

(n) - a unit of heat energy defined as the amount of heat needed to raise the temp. of one gram of water one degree Celsius

A unit (technically a kilocalorie) used to measure energy – particularly in food. One kcal is the amount of heat required to raise the temperature of one kilogram of water by one degree Celsius, and i [..]

The amount of heat required to raise the temperature of 1 gram of water by 1 degree centigrade, at or near maximum density. Calorific Value: Amount of heat produced by the complete combustion of a uni [..]

The amount of heat necessary to raise one gram of water one degree Celsius at normal atmospheric pressure.

a unit of energy-producing potential in food.

The quantity of heat equal to 4.19 joules.

a unit representing the energy provided by food. Carbohydrate, protein, fat and alcohol provide calories in the diet. Carbohydrate and protein have 4 calories per gram, fat has 9 calories per gram, and alcohol has 7 calories per gram.

A unit measuring the energy value of Jamaican foods, calibrated by the quantity of heat required to raise the temperature of 1 gram of water by one degree Celsius at a pressure of one atmosphere. The four sources from which calories are obtained are alcohol, carbohydrates, fats and proteins. T

Unit of energy. In heat terms, it is the amount of heat required to raise the temperature of 1 gram of water by 10°C. Likewise, the term kilo-calorie is the amount of heat required to raise the temperature of 1000 grams of water by 10°C. The kilo-calorie unit has largely been replaced by the Joule (1 kcal = 4.2 kJ). Any surplus energy taken into th [..]

The amount of energy required to raise 1 gram of water 1°C (measured between 14.5° and 15.5°C at normal atmospheric pressure).

(n) 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-pro [..]

  A unit of heat content or energy; often used to measure energy value of food.

The amount of energy needed to raise the temperature of one kilogram of water one degree. Commonly used to express the amount of energy-producing value in food.

The unit for measuring the amount of energy in food.

 - A calorie is the energy required to raise one gram of water one degree Celsius at one atmosphere. The onset of second-degree burns may occur at 1.2 calories per centimeter squared per second. One calorie per centimeter squared per second per second can be

Amount of energy required to raise the temperature of one gram of water one Celsius degree.

(CAL-or-ee) A unit of energy in food. Carbohydrates, fats, protein, and alcohol in the foods and drinks we eat provide food energy or "calories." Carbohydrates and proteins provide 4 calories per gram, fat has 9 calories per gram, and alcohol has 7 calories per gram.

A measurement of the energy content of food. The body needs calories as "fuel" to perform all of its functions, such as breathing, circulating the blood, and physical activity. When a person [..]

A calorie is a measure of the amount of energy released from food when the body breaks it down. These calories are used by the body as "fuel" to help it perform its functions, such a [..]

the mean calorie is 1/100 of the heat required to raise the temperature of 1 gram of water from zero c to 100°C at a constant atmospheric pressure. It is about equal to the quantity of heat required to raise one gram of water 1°C. Another definition is: a calorie is 3600/860 joules.

The heat required to raise the temperature of 1 gram of water 1 degree Celsius.

the quantity of heat necessary to raise the temperature of 1 gram of water 1 oC at 1 atmosphere pressure.

a non-SI unit representing the amount of heat or other energy necessary to raise the temperature of one gram of water one degree Celsius. 1 cal = 4.184 J.

Illustrated Glossary of Organic Chemistry Calorie (cal; small calorie): An energy unit equal to the approximate amount of energy required to raise one gram of water by one degree Celsius, or about 4.2 [..]

A calorie is a unit scientific measure for heat and energy. You have probably heard of calories in your food. Scientists measure one calorie as the amount of energy needed to raise the temperature of [..]

Unit used in measuring the energy of heat or chemical energy. A "small" calorie is the heat needed to warm up one gram of water by 1 degree centigrade and equals about 4.18 joule. A "ki [..]

The amount of heat needed to raise the temperature of one gram of water at 15 degrees centigrade one degree centigrade. Compare with British Thermal Unit.

a unit representing the energy provided by food. Carbohydrate

The basic unit of measurement for the energy value of food and the energy needs of the body. Because 1 calorie is minuscule, values are usually expressed as units of 1,000 calories, properly written a [..]

Calorie: A unit of measure for the energy value of food. Technically refers a unit of energy equal to the amount of heat required to raise the temperature of 1 gram of water by 1° C from a standard in [..]

Amount of heat required to raise the temperature of one gram of water one degree Centigrade.

A measurement of the energy content of food. The body needs calories as to perform its functions, such as breathing, circulating the blood, and physical activity. When a person is sick, their body may need extra calories to fight fever or other problems.

A unit of measure for energy obtained from food and beverages.

The amount of heat required to raise the temperature of one gram of water one degree Celsius. Also see BTU.

the amount of heat required to raise the temperature of one gram of water one degree Celsius.

The amount of heat required to raise the temperature of one gram of water at 15°C by 1°C (59°F by 34°F).

(cal) the amount of energy required to raise the temperature of one gram of water one degree Celsius at 50&#176C, or 4.1855 joules

The amount of heat required to raise the temperature of one gram of water at 15°C by one degree Celsius.

The amount of heat required to raise the temperature of 1.0 g of water from 14.5 to 15.5 oC. One calorie (cal) equals 4.18 joules (J).

1000 cal or 1 kcal.  Also referred to as a dietary calorie.

The amount of heat required to raise the temperature of one gram of water at 15°C by 1°C (59°F by 34°F).

Amount of heat required to raise the temperature of 1 cubic centimeter of water 1°C.

amount of energy required to raise the temperature of 1 gram of water 1 degree Celsius.

The amount of heat required to raise the temperature of 1 gram of water by 1 degree Celsius.

The amount of heat needed to raise the temperature of one gram of water one Celsius degree (from 14.5 to 15.5 ·C).

a basic measure of energy that has been replaced by the SI unit the joule; in physics it approximates the energy needed to increase the temperature of 1 gram of water by 1 °C which is about 4.184 joul [..]

The amount of heat required to raise the temperature of 1 gram of water from 15 to 16 0 C . (1 joule = 4,182 calories).

Is a unit of measuring heat. In meteorology, it is the amount of heat required to raise the temperature of one (1) gram of water one (1) degree Celsius. It is a unit of heat energy.

In meteorology, it is the amount of heat required to raise the temperature of one (1) gram of water one (1) degree Celsius. It is a unit of heat energy.

In meteorology

In meteorology, it is the amount of heat required to raise the temperature of one (1) gram of water one (1) degree Celsius. It is a unit of heat energy.

A unit of measurement used to express the energy value of food. The technical definition for one calorie is the amount of heat required at a pressure of one atmosphere to raise the temperature of one gram of water one degree Celsius from 14.5 to 15.5 degrees Celsius. The unit used in nutritional work is the large calorie (Cal) or kilocalorie (kcal) [..]

It is equal to the amount of heat required to raise the temperature of one gram of water one degree Celsius.

(''physics and chemistry, obsolete'') The gram calorie or small calorie, a non-SI unit of energy, equivalent to approximately 4.2 joules. This unit was widely used in chemistry and physics, being th [..]

A measurement of energy. One calorie is the energy needed to heat one gram of water by one degree centigrade. The amount of energy in food is measured in calories. There are 1000 calories in a kilocalorie.

A unit of energy in food. Foods have carbohydrates, proteins, and fats. Some beverages have alcohol. Carbohydrates have 4 calories per gram. Proteins have 4 calories per gram. Alcohol has 7 calories per gram. Fat has 9 calories per gram.

A standard unit of energy, defined as the amount of energy needed to raise the temperature of one gram of pure water from 15�C to 16�C. Compare with joule.

The calorie is a unit of energy. For historical reasons, two main definitions of "calorie" are in wide use. The large calorie, food calorie, or kilogram calorie was originally defined as the amount [..]

A calorie can be any of two units of heat or food energy ("small" and "large"). The word may also refer to: Calories (story) a 1951 novel by L. Sprague deCamp Calorie Kun Vs. Moguranian, a video game [..]