megacalorie

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noun

A non-SI unit of energy equal to 1,000,000 calories (small calories).

“Holonyms: gigacalorie, ton of TNT”

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Meanings

nounmegacalorie (plural megacalories)

plural megacalories

  1. natural sciencesA non-SI unit of energy equal to 1,000,000 calories (small calories).

    Holonyms: gigacalorie, ton of TNT

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    Meronyms: calorie (small calorie) < kilocalorie, calorie (large calorie), Calorie

Origin

From mega- + calorie.

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Translations

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Italian megacaloria
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Russian мегакало́рия
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APA

megacalorie. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/megacalorie

MLA

“megacalorie.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/megacalorie. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “megacalorie,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/megacalorie.

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