Calorie Definition & Meaning
calorie
- noun
- a unit of heat equal to the amount of heat required to raise the temperature of one kilogram of water by one degree at one atmosphere pressure; used by nutritionists to characterize the energy-producing potential in food
- unit of heat defined as the quantity of heat required to raise the temperature of 1 gram of water by 1 degree centigrade at atmospheric pressure
"Calorie" in song lyrics
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"Mad souls are being lost like a calorie"
The Cross Movement — Heaven's Mentality -
"Burn another calorie"
Flipmode Squad — To My People -
"One way or another I'ma shape that, give or take a calorie"
The Grouch — Nothing's Changing
Words that rhyme with calorie
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- What does calorie mean?
- a unit of heat equal to the amount of heat required to raise the temperature of one kilogram of water by one degree at one atmosphere pressure; used by nutritionists to characterize the energy-producing potential in food unit of heat defined as the quantity of heat required to raise the temperature of 1 gram of water by 1 degree centigrade at atmospheric pressure
- What part of speech is calorie?
- Calorie is a noun.
- How many definitions does calorie have?
- Calorie has 2 definitions across 1 part of speech (noun).