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kcalorie

kcalorie is the abbreviation of kilocalorie.

Meaning of kilocalorie

Noun

kilocalorie (plural kilocalories)

  1. A non-SI unit of energy equal to 1,000 calories (small calories), used (now rare) in chemistry or physics; equal to 1 calorie as used in nutrition. Symbol kcal.
    • Holonyms: megacalorie < gigacalorie

Synonyms of kcalorie

Forms of kcalorie

pluralkcalories

Questions about kcalorie

What is kcalorie the abbreviation of?
Kcalorie is the abbreviation of kilocalorie.

Words near kcalorie in the dictionary

  1. kbytes
  2. kc
  3. kc/s
  4. KCAA
  5. kcal
  6. kcalorie
  7. kcalories
  8. kcals
  9. KCAS
  10. KCB
  11. Kcb.

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