CALORY
\kˈaləɹˌi], \kˈaləɹˌi], \k_ˈa_l_ə_ɹ_ˌi]\
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The generally accepted unit of heat, being the amount of heat necessary to raise the temperature of one kilogram of water one degree centigrade; a heat unit. calorie.
By James Champlin Fernald
By Willam Alexander Newman Dorland
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The unit of heat; the amount required to raise the temperature of a gram of water 1C. This amount of heat is sometimes designated as a small c. or gram-c, to distinguish it from the kilo-c, that is the amount of heat necessary to raise the kilogram of water 1C. [Lat]
By Smith Ely Jelliffe
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