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HECTOLITER

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 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

A metric unit of volume or capacity equal to 100 liters

Synonyms:

hectoliter; hectolitre; hl

Classified under:

Nouns denoting quantities and units of measure

Hypernyms ("hectoliter" is a kind of...):

metric capacity unit (a capacity unit defined in metric terms)

Meronyms (parts of "hectoliter"):

dal; decaliter; decalitre; dekaliter; dekalitre; dkl (a metric unit of volume or capacity equal to 10 liters)

Holonyms ("hectoliter" is a part of...):

cubic meter; cubic metre; kiloliter; kilolitre (a metric unit of volume or capacity equal to 1000 liters)

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