In order to standardize and have a clear idea of the value of each of these sources of energy, the terms kilocalorie or the conventional ton are used. From Wordnik.com. [FIRST ENERGY FORMU] Reference
The kilocalorie is the unit of energy familiar to us from diet lists, and a mol is the unit that expresses the number of molecules. From Wordnik.com. [EurekAlert! - Breaking News] Reference
Most people, when referring to the energy content of food, use "calorie" instead of "kilocalorie" - which is the actual unit that food energy is measured in. From Wordnik.com. [NYT > Home Page]
SI prefixes are used with this name and symbol, so that the kilogram calorie is known as the "kilocalorie" and has the symbol kcal. From Wordnik.com. [Calorie] Reference
Metric prefixes are used with this name and symbol, so that the kilogram calorie is known as the "kilocalorie" and has the symbol kcal. From Wordnik.com. [Geekologie - Gadgets, Gizmos, and Awesome] Reference
KA average capital invested (per time interval) kcal kilocalorie. From Wordnik.com. [10. Appendix] Reference
Best of all, with our "human engines" burning a solid kilocalorie a day, our dietary choices were limitless. From Wordnik.com. [Dan Worth: How I Lost 10 Pounds in 10 Days on the Climate Neutral Diet] Reference
When deciding on the type of fuel to use, you should find out the cost per kilocalorie for different fuels in your area. From Wordnik.com. [3. Temperature ranges and requirements] Reference
Because a calorie is very small, the usual unit of heat is expressed as kilocalories (kilo = 1000, so 1 kilocalorie = 1000 calories). From Wordnik.com. [3. Temperature ranges and requirements] Reference
Since this is 1,000 times as much water as mentioned in the definition of the small calorie, the kilocalorie equals 1,000 small calories. From Wordnik.com. [Calorie] Reference
The large calorie, or rather kilocalorie, is the amount of heat required at a pressure of one atmosphere to raise the temperature of one kilogram of water by 1 °C. From Wordnik.com. [Calorie] Reference
Foods with a light, lite, or low-calorie designation must also adhere to a maximum kilocalorie per kilogram restriction. From Wordnik.com. [Newswise: Latest News] Reference
"Lower-energy-density diets are associated with higher monetary costs per kilocalorie and are consumed by women of higher socioeconomic status". From Wordnik.com. [FoodNavigator-USA RSS] Reference
If I remember correctly, 1 calorie = the amount of energy to change 1 g of water by 1 degree Celsius. 1,000 calories = 1 kilocalorie = 1 Calorie. From Wordnik.com. [Boundless Line] Reference
Caloric content is given in kilocalories ... which are exactly the same as regular calories in the U.S. One Indonesian kilocalorie = one U.S. calorie. From Wordnik.com. [TravelPod.com TravelStream™ — Recent Entries at TravelPod.com] Reference
Kroes: '"Chemical precision" means that we can calculate the energy of the interaction between molecules and surface with a margin of error not greater than 1 kilocalorie per mol. From Wordnik.com. [EurekAlert! - Breaking News] Reference
In other contexts, the kilocalorie is often referred to as a Calorie (capital "C"), or just a calorie, and it has to be inferred from the context that the small calorie is not intended. From Wordnik.com. [Geekologie - Gadgets, Gizmos, and Awesome] Reference
While it takes 1 calorie (not one kilocalorie, as what people call food 'calories' are) to heat 1 ml (1 gram, 1 cubic centimetre - don't you love metric) one degree Celsius, it takes a lot of energy to change that 1 mL of 100˚C water into 101˚C water vapour. From Wordnik.com. [a sibilant intake of breath] Reference
This means that as of December 2009 these people had exhausted their normal means of coping and have begun engaging in negative coping strategies, including reduced kilocalorie consumption, reduced meal frequency, consumption of foods of last resort, and begging. From Wordnik.com. [ReliefWeb - Headlines] Reference
When it was not busy obstructing food deliveries --- and too often medical supplies --- Khartoum has shamefully engaged in lucrative food exports, even as its own people are malnourished, in Darfur and elsewhere, living on a diet below the UN kilocalorie minimum. From Wordnik.com. Reference
This unit is properly called the ‘’’kilocalorie’’’; it is also called the kilogram calorie (kcal) or large calorie (Cal). From Wordnik.com. [Calorie] Reference
Calculated my patients’ total intake down to the last kilocalorie/kilogram and their total output down to the last mililiter/kilogram/hour. From Wordnik.com. [December « 2006 « Adventures in Juggling] Reference
1 watt = 2. 39006·10-4 kilocalorie (thermal)/second. From Wordnik.com. [Watt] Reference
1 erg = 9. 48452·10-11 Btu (thermal) 1 erg = 2. 39006·10-11 kilocalorie (thermal) 1 erg = 7. 4·10-8 foot-pound. From Wordnik.com. [Erg] Reference
1 horsepower-hour = 6. 42·102 kilocalorie (thermal) 1 horsepower-hour = 2. 55·10s Btu (thermal) 1 horsepower-hour = 2. 68·106 joules. From Wordnik.com. [Horsepower hour] Reference
"After adjustment for demographics; comorbidities; physical activity; total kilocalorie intake; and dietary confounders such as total carbohydrate, alcohol, salt, and vitamin C intake, an increased fructose intake of. From Wordnik.com. [foodconsumer.org] Reference
Margin of error: 1 kilocalorie per mol. From Wordnik.com. [EurekAlert! - Breaking News] Reference
1 kilocalorie (Kcal) = 4,184 joules. From Wordnik.com. [Cheeseburger Gothic » Oh, and Balty is still going…] Reference
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