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large calorie

noun /lɑrdʒkæləri/ 3 syllables 13 letters Scrabble 15 WWF 19
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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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