Meanings
plural kilogram calories
- Synonym of kilocalorie.
Synonyms: kilocalorie
Synonyms & antonyms
nounSynonym of kilocalorie.
More synonyms by meaning
nouna 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
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
Because a kilogram of water is the referent mass (versus a gram of water); see Calorie.
Full word history & related roots →Cite this entry
kilogram calorie. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/kilogram%20calorie
“kilogram calorie.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/kilogram%20calorie. Accessed November 4, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “kilogram calorie,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/kilogram%20calorie.
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