nnoun.quantitya 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 foodSynset:Calorie kilocalorie kilogram calorie large calorie nutritionist's calorie
Derivationally Related Form:caloric
Hypernyms:energy unit heat unit work unit
Inherited Hypernyms:caloriework unitunit of measurementdefinite quantitymeasureabstractionentity
Part Meronyms:calorie gram calorie small calorie
nnoun.quantityunit of heat defined as the quantity of heat required to raise the temperature of 1 gram of water by 1 degree centigrade at atmospheric pressureSynset:gram calorie small calorie
Derivationally Related Form:caloric
Part Holonyms:Calorie kilocalorie kilogram calorie large calorie nutritionist's calorie
Hypernyms:energy unit heat unit work unit
Inherited Hypernyms:caloriework unitunit of measurementdefinite quantitymeasureabstractionentity