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1. n a unit of heat equal to the amount of heat required to raise the temperature of one kilogram of water by one degree at one atmosphere pressure; used by nutritionists to characterize the energy-producing potential in food n unit of heat defined as the quantity of heat required to raise the temperature of 1 gram of water by 1 degree centigrade at atmospheric pressure Source: ecdict

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heat degree pressure raise required temperature unit water amount atmosphere atmospheric centigrade characterize defined equal food gram kilogram nutritionists potential quantity

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