Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

kilocal

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
kilo-cal
IPA
13
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A kilocalorie: a kilogram-calorie: one thousand gram-calories.

Informal

Etymology

Shortening.

Usage

Inflected Forms

kilocals (plural)

Questions

What does kilocal mean?
A kilocalorie: a kilogram-calorie: one thousand gram-calories.
Where does kilocal come from?
Shortening.

How to pronounce kilocal

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