Definitions for kilogram calorie
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Princeton's WordNet
Calorie, kilogram calorie, kilocalorie, large calorie, nutritionist's 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
Wiktionary
kilogram calorie(Noun)
The amount of energy needed to raise the temperature of a kilogram of water by a degree centigrade:
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