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noun 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-produci
originEtymology tree English kilo- English calorie English kilocalorie From kilo- + calorie.
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