kilocalorie

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

Españolkilocaloría quilocaloría

Françaisgrande calorie kilocalorie

DeutschKalorie Kilokalorie

13 more languages

Catalàkilocaloria quilocaloria

Suomikilokalori

Galegoquilocaloría

Íslenskakílókaloría

Italianochilocaloria kilocaloria kilocalorie

日本語キロカロリー大カロリー

한국어킬로칼로리

Polskikilokaloria

Portuguêsgrande-caloria quilocaloria

Kiswahilikilokalori

Türkçekilokalori

中文大卡

繁體中文大卡

Examples

“Holonyms: megacalorie < gigacalorie”

“Meronyms: calorie (small-calorie sense ⟳), small calorie, gram calorie, thermochemical calorie”

CEFR level

C1

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See also

kilocandela kilocount kilocurie Kilocycle kilodalton kiloday

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