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Detailed Synonyms for kilogram calorie in English
kilogram calorie:
kilogram calorie [the ~] noun
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the kilogram calorie
– 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 1the kilocalorie; the kilogram calorie; the large calorie; the nutritionist's calorie; the Calorie– 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 1