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Kilocalorie

nounid 80835·updated May 18, 2026
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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

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synonym
kilogram calorielarge calorienutritionist's calorie
plural
Kilocalories
possessive
Kilocalorie's
pluralpossessive
Kilocalories'

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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

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