calorie

IPA: kˈæɫɝi

(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.
(physics, chemistry, obsolete) 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.

Examples of "calorie" in Sentences

An asterisk pointed to an explanation of the term calorie.
The word calorie has long been intimately associated with dieting.
I put it on MFP though and I am still within calorie limit for today.
In the context of food energy the term calorie generally refers to the kilogram calorie.
That's why we're working with industry to bring in calorie information on menus, he said.
Of course you can use the word calorie in a sentence, you know you don't want too many or too few of them -- but what
Calories would be disclosed on all menus and menu boards, including menu boards at drive-through locations, with the label "calorie" or "cal," according to the rule.
Another problem that might crop up is if people are using more informal guesstimates, some might try to game the system by being a little dishonest in calorie counts.
But Keane points out that a recent weight-loss study showed a calorie is a calorie, and people can shed pounds on a variety of diets with different nutrient compositions.