KILOCALORIE


Meaning of KILOCALORIE in English

/kil"euh kal'euh ree/ , n. Thermodynam.

one thousand small calories. Abbr.: kcal Also called Calorie, kilogram calorie, large calorie . Cf. calorie (def. 1a).

[ 1890-95; KILO- + CALORIE ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .