- kilogram calorie
- (kcal or kgcal)the "large calorie" or "food calorie" used in nutrition, equal to 1000 ordinary ("gram") calories. The correct name for this unit is kilocalorie.
Dictionary of units of measurement. 2015.
kilogram calorie
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kilogram calorie — n CALORIE (1b) … Medical dictionary
kilogram calorie — noun 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 • Syn: ↑Calorie,… … Useful english dictionary
kilogram calorie — kilokalorija statusas T sritis Standartizacija ir metrologija apibrėžtis Nesisteminis šilumos kiekio ir kaloringumo matavimo vienetas. Žymimas kcal: 1 kcal skaitine verte lygi šilumos kiekiui, kurio reikia 1 kg vandens pašildyti 1 K 1 atm… … Penkiakalbis aiškinamasis metrologijos terminų žodynas
kilogram-calorie — kilokalorija statusas T sritis fizika atitikmenys: angl. kilocalorie; kilogram calorie; kilogramme calorie vok. Kilogrammkalorie, f; Kilokalorie, f rus. большая калория, f; килокалория, f pranc. grande calorie, f; kilocalorie, f … Fizikos terminų žodynas
kilogram-calorie — noun The amount of energy needed to raise the temperature of a kilogram of water by a degree centigrade: Syn: calorie, large calorie … Wiktionary
kilogram calorie — large calorie, amount of heat needed to raise the temperature of a liter of water by one degree … English contemporary dictionary
kilogram calorie — /ˈkɪləgræm ˌkæləri/ (say kiluhgram .kaluhree) noun See calorie (def. 1b) …
kilogram calorie — Thermodynam. kilocalorie. [1895 1900] * * * … Universalium
Calorie — A unit of food energy. In nutrition terms, the word calorie is 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 one degree centigrade … Medical dictionary
Calorie — The amount of heat required to raise the temperature of a unit of water, at or near the temperature of maximum density, one degree Celsius (or Centigrade); expressed as a small calorie (the amount of heat required to raise the temperature of 1… … Energy terms
