kilocalorie
ki·lo·ca·lorie
noun
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
Origin
From kilo- + calorie.
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