English noun: kilocalorie | |||
1. | kilocalorie (quantity) 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 calorie, large calorie, nutritionist's calorie | ||
Broader (hypernym) | energy unit, heat unit, work unit | ||
Part holonym | calorie, gram calorie, small calorie | ||