Word: calories
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: ca
lo
ries
Definition: Plural of calorie; 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
Morphemes:
Affix: calorie
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: The gram calorie or small calorie, a non-SI unit of energy, equivalent to approximately 4. 2joules. This unit was widely used in chemistry and physics, being the amount of energy needed to raise the temperature of 1 gram of water by 1;°C.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: caleō
Language: la
Decoded: caleo
Meaning: I am warm, hot; glow
Affix: -or
Language: la
Decoded: -or
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: used to form a third-declension masculine abstract noun from a verb root or conceived root form
Affix: -s
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form regular plurals of nouns.