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kilocalorie

kil·o·cal·o·rie
K k

Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [kil-uh-kal-uh-ree]
    • /ˈkɪl əˌkæl ə ri/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [kil-uh-kal-uh-ree]
    • /ˈkɪl əˌkæl ə ri/

Definitions of kilocalorie word

  • noun kilocalorie one thousand small calories. Abbreviation: kcal. Also called Calorie, kilogram calorie, large calorie. Compare calorie (def 1a). 1
  • noun kilocalorie A unit of energy of 1,000 calories (equal to 1 large calorie). 1
  • noun kilocalorie calorie (sense 2) 0
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Origin of kilocalorie

First appearance:

before 1890
One of the 20% newest English words
First recorded in 1890-95; kilo- + calorie

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Parts of speech for Kilocalorie

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
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kilocalorie popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 47% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.

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Related words

  • calorie

    Calories are units used to measure the energy value of food. People who are on diets try to eat food that does not contain many calories.

  • kilometer

    a unit of length, the common measure of distances equal to 1000 meters, and equivalent to 3280.8 feet or 0.621 mile. Abbreviation: km.

  • large calorie

    kilocalorie.
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