kilocalorie in English

noun
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a unit of energy of 1,000 calories (equal to 1 large calorie).
In scientific terms, 1 calorie is a kilocalorie , which is the amount of energy required to raise 1 gram of water 1 degree Celsius.
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1. 03 Combustibili: DEFINIZIONE E PROPRIETA' La quantità di calore sviluppato dalla combustione prende il nome di potere calorifico e viene misurato in Kilocalorie/kg o Kilocalorie/m 3

2. That is, 1 Calorie is equivalent to 1 kiloCalorie; the capital C in Calories denotes kcal

3. Today, the term Calorie has two meanings: the small Calorie (cal) and the large Calorie, kiloCalorie (kcal)

4. Scientifically, 1 kiloCalorie (1000 Calories or 1 kcal) means the energy it takes to raise the temperature of 1kg of water by 1°C