KCAL has various meanings in the Common Medical category. Discover the full forms, definitions, and usage contexts of KCAL in Common Medical.
A non-SI unit of energy equal to 1,000 calories, used in chemistry or physics; equal to 1 calorie or Calorie as used in nutrition. Symbol kcal.
Common MedicalIt is equal to the amount of heat required to raise the temperature of one gram of water one degree Celsius. It is a unit of energy. Symbol is for calorie is Cal or A calorie is the energy required to raise one gram of water one degree Celsius at one atmosphere. The onset of seconddegree burns may occur at 1.2 calories per centimeter squared per second.
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