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calorie (cal)

calorie (cal) /kal″ôrē/ [L, calor, warmth] , (in biochemistry) the amount of heat required to raise the temperature of 1 g of water 1° C at a pressure of 1 atmosphere. Also called small calorie. Compare Calorie. −caloric, adj.

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