calories
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Noun
- 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
- 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
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| 1 | categories | 4 | 24 |
| 2 | carries | 2 | 22 |
| 3 | cries | 1 | 6 |
| 4 | glories | 2 | 4 |
| 5 | caloric | 3 | 3 |
| 6 | cores | 1 | 3 |
| 7 | calorie | 3 | 1 |
| 8 | calvaries | 3 | 0 |
| 9 | valores | 3 | 0 |
| 10 | lorries | 2 | 0 |
| 11 | cowries | 2 | 0 |
| 12 | clore's | 1 | 0 |
| 13 | chloris | 2 | 0 |
| 14 | callies | 2 | 0 |
| 15 | allegories | 4 | 0 |
| 16 | loris | 2 | 0 |
| 17 | lorie | 2 | 0 |
| 18 | clore | 1 | 0 |
| 19 | caris | 2 | 0 |
| 20 | carie | 2 | 0 |
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📰 This Word in the News:
Ultra-processed foods make up over half of Americans’ calories, CDC says
Aug 7, 2025 The Washington Post
Aug 7, 2025 The Washington Post
Q&A: Can drinking tap water reduce how many calories children drink?
Nov 13, 2025 The Pennsylvania State University
Nov 13, 2025 The Pennsylvania State University
Americans consume more than half of their calories from ultra-processed foods: CDC
Feb 11, 2026 ABC News - Breaking News, Latest News and Videos
Feb 11, 2026 ABC News - Breaking News, Latest News and Videos

