kilocalorie

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kilocalorie - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  kilocalorie
      n 1: 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 [syn:
           Calorie, kilogram calorie, kilocalorie, large calorie
           , nutritionist's calorie]