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kilocalorie

noun

  1. unit of energy (in colloquial usage also known as calorie)
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Wiktionary

noun

Etymology: Etymology tree English kilo- English calorie English kilocalorie From kilo- + calorie.

  1. A non-SI unit of energy equal to 1,000 calories (small calories), used (now rare) in chemistry or physics; equal to 1 calorie as used in nutrition. Symbol kcal.

    “Holonyms: megacalorie < gigacalorie”

    “Meronyms: calorie (small-calorie sense), small calorie, gram calorie, thermochemical calorie”