kilocalorie

NOUN /kɪlə,kæləri/
11 LETTERS · 5 SYLLABLES · STARTS WITH K

kilocalorie is a valid 11-letter word worth 17 points in Scrabble and 20 points in Words with Friends.

SCRABBLE WORDS WITH FRIENDS
K5I1L1O1C3A1L1O1R1I1E1
5 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 3 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 =17 PTS
DOUBLE WORD → 34TRIPLE WORD → 51
MEANING

What does kilocalorie mean?

NOUN · 1 SENSE
1

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.