calorie 
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 • Syn: gram calorie, small calorie • Derivationally related forms: caloric • Hypernyms: work unit, heat unit, energy unit • Part Holonyms: Calorie, kilogram calorie, kilocalorie, large calorie, nutritionist's calorie
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