单词 | calorie |
释义 | calorie /kal"euh ree/, n. 1. Thermodynam. a. Also called gram calorie, small calorie. an amount of heat exactly equal to 4.1840 joules. Abbr.: cal b. (usually cap.) kilocalorie. Abbr.: Cal 2. Physiol. a. a unit equal to the kilocalorie, used to express the heat output of an organism and the fuel or energy value of food. b. a quantity of food capable of producing such an amount of energy. Also, calory. [1800-10; < F, equiv. to calor- ( < L calor heat) + -ie -Y3] |
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