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Meaning of kilocalorie | Babel Free

Noun CEFR C1

Definitions

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.

Equivalents

Català kilocaloria quilocaloria
Deutsch Kalorie Kilokalorie
Español kilocaloría quilocaloría
Suomi kilokalori
Français grande calorie kilocalorie
Galego quilocaloría
Íslenska kílókaloría
Italiano chilocaloria kilocaloria kilocalorie
日本語 キロカロリー 大カロリー
한국어 킬로칼로리
Polski kilokaloria
Português grande-caloria quilocaloria
Kiswahili kilokalori
Türkçe kilokalori
中文 大卡
ZH-TW 大卡

Examples

“Holonyms: megacalorie < gigacalorie”
“Meronyms: calorie (small-calorie sense), small calorie, gram calorie, thermochemical calorie”

CEFR level

C1
Advanced
This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.
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See also

kilocandela kilocount kilocurie Kilocycle kilodalton kiloday

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