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small cal·o·rie (cal, c),
the quantity of energy required to raise the temperature of 1 g of water 1°C, or from 14.5-15.5°C in the case of normal or standard calorie.
Synonym(s): gram calorie
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small cal·o·rie
(cal, c) (smawl kal'ŏr-ē)The quantity of energy required to raise the temperature of 1 g of water from 14.5-15.5°C.
Synonym(s): gram calorie.
Synonym(s): gram calorie.
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calorie
(kal'o-re) [L. calor, heat]A unit of heat. A calorie may be equated to work or to other units of heat measurement. Small calories are converted to joules by multiplying by 4.1855.
gram calorie
Small calorie.kilogram calorie
Large calorie; one thousand calories.
large calorie
Abbreviation: C, Cal, or kcalThe amount of heat needed to change the temperature of 1 kg of water from 14.5°C to 15.5°C. It is commonly used in metabolic studies and in reference to human nutrition. It is always capitalized to distinguish it from a small calorie.
Synonym: kilogram calorie; kilocaloriesmall calorie
Abbreviation: c, calThe amount of heat needed to change the temperature of 1 g of water 1°C. Synonym: gram calorie
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