kilocalorie
English
Noun
kilocalorie (plural kilocalories)
Usage notes
This prefix kilo- is generally applied to the small calorie, and not to the large calorie used in nutrition, to avoid confusion because 1,000 food calories would be 1,000,000 small calories.
Translations
unit of measure
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Italian
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