kilocalorie

noun

ki·​lo·​cal·​o·​rie ˈki-lə-ˌka-lə-rē How to pronounce kilocalorie (audio) ˈkē-lə- How to pronounce kilocalorie (audio)
-ˌkal-rē

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For example, a ketogenic diet limits carbohydrate intake to 50 grams, which is 10% of the calories for someone consuming 2,000 kilocalories a day. Merve Ceylan, Health, 22 Oct. 2024 Although each gram of protein provides 4 kilocalories, your body does not use protein as a primary energy source. Merve Ceylan, Health, 22 Oct. 2024 Low-grade import coal with 3,800 kilocalories per kilogram, compared to the 5,500kcal Qinhuangdao product, is currently trading at its lowest levels in 3½ years — a strong indicator that a domestic market awash in poor quality coal doesn’t need to bring any more of it from overseas. David Fickling, Twin Cities, 11 Sep. 2024 The national currency lost almost one-fourth of its value, leading the minimum wage value to drop from $260 to almost $70 per month, while the cost of a food basket of 2,100 kilocalories almost tripled. Hadi Kahalzadeh, Foreign Affairs, 11 Mar. 2021 That means that each 1-gram piece of Newton Nougat Crunch is 2 kilocalories. Rhett Allain, WIRED, 31 Oct. 2023 At the start of the show, the contestants’ mean resting metabolic rate was 2,607 +/-649 kilocalories per day. Beth Mole, Ars Technica, 17 Dec. 2019 Based on their individual weights, the researchers estimate that the contestants were burning an average of about 500 fewer kilocalories a day than would be expected of people their size. Beth Mole, Ars Technica, 17 Dec. 2019 By 2050 that number could go as high as 850 kilocalories, the researchers predict. Prachi Patel, Scientific American, 1 Aug. 2016

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First Known Use

1894, in the meaning defined at sense 1

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The first known use of kilocalorie was in 1894

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“Kilocalorie.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/kilocalorie. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.

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kilocalorie

noun
ki·​lo·​cal·​o·​rie ˈkē-lə-ˌkal-(ə-)rē How to pronounce kilocalorie (audio)
ˈkil-ə-

Medical Definition

kilocalorie

noun
ki·​lo·​cal·​o·​rie -ˌkal-(ə-)rē How to pronounce kilocalorie (audio)

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