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gram calorie

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

Noun

gram calorie (plural gram calories)

  1. The amount of energy needed to raise the temperature of a gram of water by a degree centigrade: a unit of measure of energy.
    • Holonyms: kilogram calorie, kilocalorie, large calorie, Calorie (with a capital C), calorie (large-calorie sense) < megacalorie < gigacalorie

Synonyms of gram calorie

Forms of gram calorie

pluralgram calories
alternative UKgramme calorie

Origin of gram calorie

Because a gram of water is the referent mass (versus a kilogram of water); see Calorie.

Questions about gram calorie

What does gram calorie mean?
Gram calorie means the amount of energy needed to raise the temperature of a gram of water by a degree centigrade: a unit of measure of energy.
What part of speech is gram calorie?
Gram calorie is a noun.
What is the plural of gram calorie?
The plural of gram calorie is gram calories.

Words near gram calorie in the dictionary

  1. grallocks
  2. Gralls
  3. gram
  4. gram atom
  5. gram atoms
  6. gram calorie
  7. gram calories
  8. gram degree
  9. gram degrees
  10. gram equivalent
  11. gram equivalents

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