calorie
calorie definition
calo·rie (kal′ə rē)
noun
- the amount of heat needed to raise the temperature of one gram of water one degree celsius; gram calorie; small calorie
- the amount of heat needed to raise the temperature of one kilogram of water one degree celsius; great calorie; kilocalorie; 1,000 calories; large calorie
- a unit equal to the large calorie, used for measuring the energy produced by food when oxidized in the body
- an amount of food able to produce one large calorie of energy
Etymology: Fr < L calor, heat; akin to calere, to be warm < IE base *kel-, warm > OE hlēowe, warm
Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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