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kilocalorie

noun /kɪləkæləri/ 5 syllables 11 letters Scrabble 17 WWF 20
Definitions
noun

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

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