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kilogram calorie

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.91 in modern English

Syllables
kilo-gram calo-rie
IPA
24
Scrabble Score
15
Letters
3
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Synonym of kilocalorie.

Etymology

Because a kilogram of water is the referent mass (versus a gram of water); see Calorie.

Inflected Forms

kilogram calories (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

gram calorie

Synonyms

kilocalorie calorie large calorie nutritionist's calorie

Questions

What does kilogram calorie mean?
Synonym of kilocalorie.
Where does kilogram calorie come from?
Because a kilogram of water is the referent mass (versus a gram of water); see Calorie.

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