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  • noun Plural form of kilojoule.

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Examples

  • Even the smallest serving offers up 1021 kilojoules, which is around 10% of the recommended amount for a physically active adult male.

    How Unhealthy Are Australia’s Takeaway Fries? | Lifehacker Australia 2010

  • Even the smallest serving offers up 1021 kilojoules, which is around 10% of the recommended amount for a physically active adult male.

    How Unhealthy Are Australia’s Takeaway Fries? | Lifehacker Australia 2010

  • There are four-and-a-half slices of bread in your glass of wine and three-and-a-half slices of bread in your Grapetiser - in terms of kilojoules, that is.

    unknown title 2009

  • Smule ranks the cities of the world by the number of 'kilojoules' burned each day.

    Archive 2008-09-01 2008

  • Smule ranks the cities of the world by the number of 'kilojoules' burned each day.

    Light Up the World on Google Maps 2008

  • But there's more to it than this "kilojoules" stuff.

    Was Jesus Hitler? amuchmoreexotic 2005

  • I believe that there are energies in the universe that defy measurement with the narrow tools of the rationalist, Western scientific establishment, and if these "kilojoules" are among them, so be it.

    Was Jesus Hitler? amuchmoreexotic 2005

  • The basic idea of the diet is that you eat high-protein meals, which are as satisfying as fatty food but low in these mystical "kilojoules" or "kilocalories".

    Was Jesus Hitler? amuchmoreexotic 2005

  • Apparently, fat contains twice as many "kilojoules" as protein or carbohydrate, so you're supposed to limit the amount of fatty foods you eat to create "balance" in your diet.

    Was Jesus Hitler? amuchmoreexotic 2005

  • If you are using a power meter, you could get actual energy expenditure in kilojoules which is essentially calories.

    VeloNews | The Journal of Competitive Cycling 2008

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