define combustion,calorie, calorific value
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COMBUSTION :
* the process of burning something.
"the combustion of fossil fuels"
*rapid chemical combination of a substance with oxygen, involving the production of heat and light.
CALORIE :
*the energy needed to raise the temperature of 1 kilogram of water through 1 °C, equal to one thousand small calories and often used to measure the energy value of foods.
*he energy needed to raise the temperature of 1 gram of water through 1 °C (now usually defined as 4.1868 joules).
CALORIFIC VALUE
*the energy contained in a fuel or food, determined by measuring the heat produced by the complete combustion of a specified quantity of it. This is now usually expressed in joules per kilogram.
* the process of burning something.
"the combustion of fossil fuels"
*rapid chemical combination of a substance with oxygen, involving the production of heat and light.
CALORIE :
*the energy needed to raise the temperature of 1 kilogram of water through 1 °C, equal to one thousand small calories and often used to measure the energy value of foods.
*he energy needed to raise the temperature of 1 gram of water through 1 °C (now usually defined as 4.1868 joules).
CALORIFIC VALUE
*the energy contained in a fuel or food, determined by measuring the heat produced by the complete combustion of a specified quantity of it. This is now usually expressed in joules per kilogram.
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Noun. calorific value (plural calorific values) The amount of energy produced by the complete combustion of a material or fuel. Measured in units of energy per amount of material, e.g. kJ/kg. The amount of energy available from an item of food when digested, mostly from carbohydrates and fats.
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