large calorie

from WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)
large calorie
    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}]
    

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