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calorie deficit

calorie deficit is the alternative form of caloric deficit.

Meaning of caloric deficit

Noun

caloric deficit (plural caloric deficits)

  1. a shortage in the number of calories needed to maintain one's bodyweight
    Synonyms:
    energy deficit
    Antonyms:
    caloric surplus

Forms of calorie deficit

pluralcalorie deficits

Questions about calorie deficit

What is calorie deficit the alternative form of?
Calorie deficit is the alternative form of caloric deficit.

Words near calorie deficit in the dictionary

  1. caloriduct
  2. caloriducts
  3. calorie
  4. calorie bomb
  5. calorie bombs
  6. calorie deficit
  7. calorie deficits
  8. calorie-conscious
  9. calorie-ful
  10. calorie-restricted
  11. calorieful

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