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CALORIE

Definition:

1. [noun] unit of heat defined as the quantity of heat required to raise the temperature of 1 gram of water by 1 degree centigrade at atmospheric pressure
   Synonyms: gram small
   
   
2. [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-producing potential in food
   Synonyms: Calorie, kilogram kilolarge nutritionist's
   
   

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