HECTOLITRE

hectoliter, hectolitre, hl

(noun) a metric unit of volume or capacity equal to 100 liters

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

hectolitre (plural hectolitres)

A unit of volume or capacity equivalent to 100 litres. Symbol: hL

Anagrams

• hectoliter

Source: Wiktionary


Hec"to*li`ter, Hec"to*li`tre, n. Etym: [F. hectolitre, fr. Gr. litre a liter.]

Definition: A measure of liquids, containing a hundred liters; equal to a tenth of a cubic meter, nearly 26

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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