Hypertext Webster Gateway: "kilocalorie"
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
kilocalorie
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-producing potential in food [syn:
{Calorie}, {kilogram calorie}, {large calorie}, {nutritionist's
calorie}]
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