litre
US liter
/ (ˈliːtə) /
one cubic decimetre
(formerly) the volume occupied by 1 kilogram of pure water at 4°C and 760 millimetres of mercury. This is equivalent to 1.000 028 cubic decimetres or about 1.76 pints
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How to use litre in a sentence
Jaffery, to give himself an appetite for dinner, ordered half a litre of Munich beer.
Jaffery | William J. LockeThe fifth part of a litre of wine is called a carafon, a word often used in the cheap restaurants.
The South of France--East Half | Charles Bertram BlackMake the weight of the medium mass to the calculated figure for one litre (1060 grammes) by the addition of distilled water.
The Elements of Bacteriological Technique | John William Henry EyreAdjust the weight of the medium mass to the calculated figure for one litre (1040 grammes).
The Elements of Bacteriological Technique | John William Henry EyreA solution of pure crystallised nitrate of silver in distilled water is made up to a strength of 125 grams of the salt per litre.
On Laboratory Arts | Richard Threlfall
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