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calorie
  1. (physics) The gram calorie or small calorie, a non-SI unit of energy, equivalent to approximately 4.2 joules. This unit was widely used in chemistry and physics, being the amount of energy needed to raise the temperature of 1 gram of water by 1 °C.
  2. (nutrition) Kilogram calorie or large calorie. A unit of energy 1000 times larger than the gram calorie. It is equivalent to the gram kilocalorie, approximately 4.2 kilojoules.
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  4. Examples:
    1. “The question then is whether these three potential markers for ageing linked to calorie restriction also apply to humans.”
      “In fact it is hard to tell that the Dutch Truffle Gateau is not as calorie rich as it tastes.”
      “Maybe I had picked up the wrong gadget, and it was a calorie counter, primed to record a Big Mac and fries.”
calorist
  1. (historical) A scientist who favoured the caloric theory, dealing with the hypothetical medium of heat.
caloric
  1. (obsolete) the hypothetical medium of heat
calory
  1. Alternative spelling of calorie
  2. Examples:
    1. “The mystery of the calory, that causes the average housewife to throw up her hands, is tersely solved.”
      “A man does not ask for apple pie because of its calory content, but because he wants apple pie.”
      “In general, we recommended a balanced and healthy diet according to their symptoms, such as anorexia, nausea, dysphagia, and mucositis, to facilitate appropriate calory intake.”
calories
  1. plural of calorie
  2. plural of calory
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  4. Examples:
    1. “In fall, the need to stockpile calories to survive the winter drives deer to seek high-calorie foods full of oils and starches.”
      “To burn those extra calories, a colony of 150 weavers with no nest would have to catch and eat 4,500 more insects each day.”
      “It turns out that a year's worth of running for the bus, walking the dog or doing a weekly shopping burns more than 100,000 calories.”
calorists
  1. plural of calorist
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