Preferred Label : International Steam Table Calorie;
NCIt synonyms : calorie IT; International Table Calorie; cal IT;
NCIt related terms : calorie (intl. table);
NCIt definition : A non-SI unit of energy defined by the Fifth International Conference on the Properties
of Steam, London, 1956, as 1/860 x international watt hour or joule, or to 4.1868
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.;