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empty calorie

empty calorie noun: a calorie derived from food that supplies food energy but little or no other nutrition.

Noun

empty calorie (plural empty calories)

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

Forms of empty calorie

pluralempty calories

Questions about empty calorie

What does empty calorie mean?
Empty calorie means a calorie derived from food that supplies food energy but little or no other nutrition.
What part of speech is empty calorie?
Empty calorie is a noun.
What is the plural of empty calorie?
The plural of empty calorie is empty calories.

Words near empty calorie in the dictionary

  1. empty as a pauper's purse
  2. empty as the tomb on Easter
  3. empty barrels make the most noise
  4. empty base
  5. empty bases
  6. empty calorie
  7. empty calories
  8. empty cans make the most noise
  9. empty canvas
  10. empty canvases
  11. empty chair

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