kilocalorie /kilo·cal·o·rie/ (kil´o-kal″o-re) a unit of heat equal to 1000 calories. Abbreviated kcal.
kilocalorie (kcal)
kilocalorie [kil´o-kal″o-re]
kilocalorie,
kilocalorie
kil·o·cal·o·rie (k l  -k l -r )n. Abbr. kcal See calorie. |
kilocalorie (kcal)
[-kəl′ərē]
Etymology: Gk, chilioi, thousand; L, calor, heat
a unit of heat equal to 1000 small calories or 4186 joules. Also called large calorie.
kilocalorie [kil´o-kal″o-re]
a unit of heat equal to 1000 calories; symbol kcal.
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.
kilocalorie
Big calorie, Calorie A unit of heat equal to 1000 calories–the heat required to raise the temperature of 1 kg of H2O 1ºC
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