Hyphenation of Calorie

Wondering how to hyphenate the English word Calorie? This word can be hyphenated and contains 2 syllables as shown below.

Calo-rie

Definitions of Calorie:

1.
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
2.
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

Synonyms of Calorie:

noungram calorie, small calorie, work unit, heat unit, energy unit
noun Calorie, kilogram calorie, kilocalorie, large calorie, nutritionist's calorie, work unit, heat unit, energy unit

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