(nutrition) Kilogram calorie or large calorie. A unit of energy 1000 times larger than the gram calorie. It is equivalent to the gram kilocalorie, approximately 4.2 kilojoules.

plural of calorie / plural of calory

Alternative form of calorie-ful

Dated spelling of calorie.

plural of gram calorie

The amount of energy needed to raise the temperature of a gram of water by a degree centigrade: a unit of measure of energy.

The amount of energy needed to raise the temperature of a kilogram of water by a degree centigrade: a unit of measure of energy.

plural of kilogram calorie

A calorie derived from food that supplies food energy but little or no other nutrition.

plural of empty calorie