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Kilocalorie vs Gram - What's the difference?

kilocalorie | gram |

As nouns the difference between kilocalorie and gram

is that kilocalorie is a non-SI unit of energy equal to 1,000 calories, used (now rare) in chemistry or physics; equal to 1 calorie or Calorie as used in nutrition. Symbol kcal while gram is a unit of mass equal to one-thousandth of a kilogram. Symbol: g.

As an adjective gram is

angry.

As a proper noun Gram is

{{surname}.

kilocalorie

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • a non-SI unit of energy equal to 1,000 calories, used (now rare ) in chemistry or physics; equal to 1 calorie or Calorie as used in nutrition. Symbol kcal .

    • Usage notes

    This prefix kilo- is generally applied to the small calorie, and not to the large calorie used in nutrition, to avoid confusion because 1,000 food calories would be 1,000,000 small calories. ----

    gram

    English

    Alternative forms

    * gramme

    Etymology 1

    From (etyl) gramme, from (etyl) .

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A unit of mass equal to one-thousandth of a kilogram. Symbol: g

    • See also

    * kilogram * milligram *

    Etymology 2

    From (etyl) . From (etyl) .Chambers Twentieth Century Dictionary. 1976. pp. 566

    Noun

    (-)
  • A group of leguminous plants that are grown for their seeds. pulses.
  • (uncountable) The seeds of these plants.

    • Anagrams

    *

    Etymology 3

    Diminutive of grandmother

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • grandmother

    • Etymology 4

    (etyl), akin to grim.

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • (obsolete) angry
  • * Havelok the Dane
    • For he knew, the swike dam, / Euerildel God was him gram .

    Etymology 5

    Noun

    (-)
  • (US)

    • References

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