gram calorie

noun

1. calorie ( def 1a ). : g-cal

gram calorie

noun

1. another name for calorie

Word History and Origins

Origin of gram calorie¹

First recorded in 1900–05

Example Sentences

As the emission is continuous, one gram of radium would therefore emit about 1,180,000 gram calories in the course of a year.

From Project Gutenberg

Both methods showed that the heat produced was at the rate of about 135 gram calories per hour.

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