Licking Stamps Burns Half a __

This page is the CodyCross answer for the clue below from Culinary Arts, Group 134, Puzzle 5 (Banana Split).

Question is: Licking Stamps Burns Half a __

and the answer is: CALORIE

Word Meaning:

CALORIE — (nutrition) A non-SI unit of energy, equivalent to 4.184 kilojoules, that can raise the temperature of a kilogram of water by one degree Celsius. This is the unit normally used in food labeling.

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