Thermochemical Calorie

**Semantic type:** Quantitative Concept

**Definition:** A non-SI unit of energy equal to 4.184 joules exactly. According to the current national standard in the United States (IEEE/ASTM SI 10TM 2002. American National Standard for Use of the International System of Units (SI): The Modern Metric System, New York: IEEE, 2002) the calorie in any form is not to be used. Joules should be used instead.

**Synonyms:** - cal_th - cal_th - cal_th - calorie (thermochemical) - thermochemical calorie - thermochemical calorie