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(n.) 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 0¡ to 1¡. Compare the English standard unit, Foot pound.

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Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Calorie'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​web/​c/calorie.html. 1828.
 
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