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kilocalorie
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kilocalorie /kilo·cal·o·rie/ (kil´o-kal?o-re) a unit of heat equal to 1000 calories. Abbreviated kcal.
kil·o·cal·o·rie (kl-kl-r)
n.
Abbr. kcal See calorie.
kilocalorie,
n 1000 calories, a unit of measure of the energy value in foodstuffs.
kilocalorie
a unit of heat equal to 1000 calories; symbol kcal or Cal.
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