Calorie - Law Dictionary Search Results
Home Dictionary Name: caloriejoule
A unit of work which is equal to 107 ergs the unit of work in the C G S system of units and is equivalent to one watt second the energy expended in one second by an electric current of one ampere in a resistance of one ohm also called the absolute joule It is abbreviated J or j The international joule is slightly larger being 1000167 times the absolute joule The absolute joule is approximately equal to 0737562 foot pounds 0239006 gram calories small calories and 372506 x 10 7 horsepower hours and 0000948451 Btu...
Calorie
The unit of heat according to the French standard the amount of heat required to raise the temperature of one kilogram sometimes one gram of water one degree centigrade or from 0deg to 1deg Compare the English standard unit Foot pound...
Erg
The unit of work or energy in the C G S system being the amount of work done by a dyne working through a distance of one centimeter the amount of energy expended in moving a body one centimeter against a force of one dyne 981 dynes exert the same force as a one gram mass in the earths gravitational field One foot pound is equal to 13560000 ergs The absolute Joule is equivalent to 107 ergs which are equivalent to 02389 gram calories at 15deg C See also mechanical equivalent of heat under equivalent...
low cal
having relatively few calories...
mashed potatoes
Potatoes which have been boiled and mashed to a pulpy consistency usu with sparing addition of milk salt butter or other flavoring It is a popular accompaniment to a meat course US 1900s providing bulk and calories to a meal...
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