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kilokaloria

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Polish

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Etymology

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Internationalism; compare English kilocalorie, French kilocalorie, German Kilokalorie. By surface analysis, kilo- +‎ kaloria.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ki.lɔ.kaˈlɔ.rja/
  • Rhymes: -ɔrja
  • Syllabification: ki‧lo‧ka‧lo‧ria

Noun

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kilokaloria f (abbreviation kcal)

  1. (chemistry, physics, obsolete) kilocalorie (non-SI unit of energy equal to 1,000 calories)
  2. (nutrition) kilocalorie (unit of energy 1000 times larger than the gram calorie)
    Synonym: kaloria

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Further reading

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  • kilokaloria in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
  • kilokaloria in Polish dictionaries at PWN