How do you use Kilocalorie in a sentence? See 2 example sentences showing how this word appears in different contexts, including synonyms like calorie, plus the exact meaning.
Kilocalorie meaning
A non-SI unit of energy equal to 1,000 calories (small calories), used (now rare) in chemistry or physics; equal to 1 calorie as used in nutrition. Symbol kcal.
Synonyms of Kilocalorie
Using Kilocalorie
- The main meaning on this page is: A non-SI unit of energy equal to 1,000 calories (small calories), used (now rare) in chemistry or physics; equal to 1 calorie as used in nutrition. Symbol kcal.
- Useful related words include: calorie, kilogram calorie, large calorie, nutritionist's calorie.
Context around Kilocalorie
- Average sentence length in these examples: 40 words
- Position in the sentence: 0 start, 2 middle, 0 end
- Sentence types: 2 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Kilocalorie
- In this selection, "kilocalorie" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 40 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, kcal stand out and add context to how "kilocalorie" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include although the kilocalorie is still and to one kilocalorie kcal and. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "kilocalorie" sits close to words such as aabb, aabria and aacha, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with kilocalorie
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Nutrition main In a nutritional context, the kilojoule (kJ) is the SI unit of food energy, although the kilocalorie is still in common use. citation The word calorie is popularly used with the number of kilocalories of nutritional energy measured. (40 words)
The large or dietary calorie (Cal) is equal to one kilocalorie (kcal), and is gradually being replaced by the latter correct term. Early values for the explosive energy released by trinitrotoluene (TNT) ranged from 900 to 1100 calories per gram. (40 words)
Nutrition main In a nutritional context, the kilojoule (kJ) is the SI unit of food energy, although the kilocalorie is still in common use. citation The word calorie is popularly used with the number of kilocalories of nutritional energy measured. (40 words)
The large or dietary calorie (Cal) is equal to one kilocalorie (kcal), and is gradually being replaced by the latter correct term. Early values for the explosive energy released by trinitrotoluene (TNT) ranged from 900 to 1100 calories per gram. (40 words)
Example sentences (2)
Nutrition main In a nutritional context, the kilojoule (kJ) is the SI unit of food energy, although the kilocalorie is still in common use. citation The word calorie is popularly used with the number of kilocalories of nutritional energy measured.
The large or dietary calorie (Cal) is equal to one kilocalorie (kcal), and is gradually being replaced by the latter correct term. Early values for the explosive energy released by trinitrotoluene (TNT) ranged from 900 to 1100 calories per gram.