Synonyms:
calorie, gram_calorie, small_calorie
Meaning: 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:
Calorie, kilogram_calorie, kilocalorie, large_calorie, nutritionist's_calorie
Meaning: 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