The calorie is an exact measure of the energy in food.
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Calorie
/ˈkæləɹi/
Synonyms for "calorie" (34 found)
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Closest matches (7)
Noun(2 words)
kilocaloriedietary calorie
Strong matches (10)
Noun(5 words)
energy unitfood caloriefood energiesgram calorieheat unit
Related words (17)
horsepower-yearjoulekilocaloriekilogram-meterkilowatt hourkilowatt-hourphotonquantumrational caloriethermthermal unit
Noun(5 words)
kilogram calorielarge calorienutritionist's caloriesmall calorieunit of energy
Adverb(1 words)
more whole energy
Related word relations
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5 entriesenergy unitheat unitmeasurement unitunit of energywork unit
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4 entriesCollocations
5 entriescalorie burncalorie contentcalorie deficitcalorie intakecalorie label
Inflections
1 entriesDerivations
4 entriesSample sentences
14 total sentences available.
High calorie foods are bad for my health.
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Adopting a low calorie diet will increase your lifespan.
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It has recently been suggested that calorie restriction alone has anticonvulsant effects in an animal model of epilepsy.
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