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• calorie — 1866, from Fr. calorie, from L. calor (gen. caloris) heat, from PIE *kle os , suffixed form of root *kele (1) warm (Cf. L. calidus warm, calere be hot; Skt. carad harvest, lit. hot time; Lith. silti …   Etymology dictionary

• calorie — /kal euh ree/, n. 1. Thermodynam. a. Also called gram calorie, small calorie. an amount of heat exactly equal to 4.1840 joules. Abbr.: cal b. (usually cap.) kilocalorie. Abbr.: Cal 2. Physiol. a. a unit equal to the kilocalorie, used to express… …   Universalium

• Calorie — This article is about the unit of energy. For its use in nutrition and food labelling regulations, see the article on food energy. The calorie is a pre SI unit of energy, in particular, heat.International Standard ISO 31 4: Quantities and units – …   Wikipedia

• 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 — (cal)    the CGS unit of heat energy. This calorie (also called a gram calorie or small calorie) is the amount of heat required at a pressure of one atmosphere to raise the temperature of one gram of water by one degree Celsius. Unfortunately,… …   Dictionary of units of measurement

• calorie — /ˈkæləri / (say kaluhree), /ˈkeɪləri/ (say kayluhree) noun 1. a. Also, gram calorie, small calorie. a non SI unit of measurement for quantity of heat, originally defined as the quantity of heat required to raise the temperature of one gram of… …  

• calorie — noun (plural calories) 1》 (also small calorie) the energy needed to raise the temperature of 1 gram of water through 1°C (now usually defined as 4.1868 joules). 2》 (also large calorie) the energy needed to raise the temperature of 1 kilogram of… …   English new terms dictionary

• gram calorie — noun unit of heat defined as the quantity of heat required to raise the temperature of 1 gram of water by 1 degree centigrade at atmospheric pressure • Syn: ↑calorie, ↑small calorie • Derivationally related forms: ↑caloric (for: ↑calorie) • …   Useful english dictionary

• thermochemical calorie — (calth)    a form of the calorie formerly used in chemistry. The thermochemical calorie was defined in 1935 to equal exactly 4.184 joules. This is slightly smaller than the International Steam Table calorie (4.1868 joules) defined in 1956 …   Dictionary of units of measurement

• small calorie — noun unit of heat defined as the quantity of heat required to raise the temperature of 1 gram of water by 1 degree centigrade at atmospheric pressure • Syn: ↑calorie, ↑gram calorie • Derivationally related forms: ↑caloric (for: ↑calorie) • …   Useful english dictionary

• Very low calorie diet — (VLCD) is a diet with very or extremely low calorie consumption per day. It is defined medically as a diet of 800 kilocalories per day or less. VLCDs are formulated, nutritionally complete, liquid meals containing 3350 kJ (800 kcal) or less per… …   Wikipedia