calorie
/ˈkæləɹi/noun3 syllables
Calorie means: 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.
Synonyms for calorie7
noun, as in 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
noun, as in 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 does calorie mean?2
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
Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
What rhymes with calorie?2
Calorie in a sentence
- Stop eating high-calorie foods and swap them for a healthy, balanced alternative.Adelpa
- In an ideal world, chocolate would contain no calories but remain as delicious.CM
- If you eat something and nobody sees you eat it, it has no calories.espamatics
- If you remove the lettuce from a hamburger, it has less calories.espamatics
- The calorie is an exact measure of the energy in food.unknown
- High calorie foods are bad for my health.FeuDRenais2
- The doctor told me to eat fewer high-calorie snacks.CK
- Adopting a low calorie diet will increase your lifespan.Scott
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Forms of calorie
as a noun
- plural
- calories