CALORIE

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does Calorie mean? 

• CALORIE (noun)
  The noun CALORIE has 2 senses:

1. 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

2. unit of heat defined as the quantity of heat required to raise the temperature of 1 gram of water by 1 degree centigrade at atmospheric pressure

  Familiarity information: CALORIE used as a noun is rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• CALORIE (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

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

Classified under:

Nouns denoting quantities and units of measure

Synonyms:

Calorie; kilocalorie; kilogram calorie; large calorie; nutritionist's calorie

Hypernyms ("Calorie" is a kind of...):

energy unit; heat unit; work unit (a unit of measurement for work)

Meronyms (parts of "Calorie"):

calorie; gram calorie; small calorie (unit of heat defined as the quantity of heat required to raise the temperature of 1 gram of water by 1 degree centigrade at atmospheric pressure)

Derivation:

caloric (of or relating to calories in food)

Sense 2

Meaning:

Unit of heat defined as the quantity of heat required to raise the temperature of 1 gram of water by 1 degree centigrade at atmospheric pressure

Classified under:

Nouns denoting quantities and units of measure

Synonyms:

calorie; gram calorie; small calorie

Hypernyms ("calorie" is a kind of...):

energy unit; heat unit; work unit (a unit of measurement for work)

Holonyms ("calorie" is a part of...):

Calorie; kilocalorie; kilogram calorie; large calorie; nutritionist's calorie (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)

Derivation:

caloric (relating to or associated with heat)

 Context examples 

Joule is equal to 0.23889 gram-calorie (mean).

(Joule, NCI Thesaurus)

IV fluid is prescribed as a replacement of fluid, electrolytes, calories, vitamins, and other nutritional substances.

(IV Fluid, NCI Thesaurus)

These include how fast you burn calories and how fast your heart beats.

(Hyperthyroidism, NIH: National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases)

It is possible to give all of the protein, calories, vitamins and minerals a person needs using hyperalimentation.

(Hyperalimentation, NCI Dictionary)

A food additive which duplicates the effect of sugar on the taste, but with fewer calories.

(Artificial Sweetener, NCI Thesaurus)

Solutions containing dextrose restore blood glucose levels and provide calories and may aid in minimizing liver glycogen depletion and exerts a protein-sparing action.

(Anhydrous Dextrose, NCI Thesaurus)

However, when it came to measuring calories burned, they did not do a very good job, with the most accurate tracker off by 27 percent.

(Fitness Trackers Bad at Measuring Calories Burned, Study Says, VOA)

In a recent study, restricting dietary fat led to body fat loss at a rate 68 percent higher than cutting the same number of carbohydrate calories when adults with obesity ate strictly controlled diets.

(Study finds cutting dietary fat reduces body fat more than cutting carbs, NIH)

In addition, smoothies are usually very high in calories and so aren't recommended as daily beverages.

(Sugary Fruit Juices May Increase Risk of Early Death, The Titi Tudorancea Bulletin)

In biology, the state at which the number of calories eaten equals the number of calories used.

(Energy balance, NCI Dictionary)