OXFORD 9000
📚 noun • entry_id 24620

calorie

/ˈkæləɹi/
Meanings (ES + gloss)
caloría
A non-SI unit of energy, equivalent to 4.184 joules, that can raise the temperature of a gram of water by one degree Celsius. This unit was formerly widely used in chemistry and physics.
Holonyms: kilocalorie, calorie (large-calorie sense), large calorie, Calorie (capital C) < megacalorie < gigacalorie
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