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| centiliter |
a unit of capacity equal to one hundredth of a liter or 0.338 fluid ounce. |
| deciliter |
a unit of capacity equal to one tenth of a liter or 3.39 fluid ounces. |
| dl |
abbreviation of "deciliter," or "deciliters," a unit of capacity equal to one tenth of a liter or 3.39 fluid ounces. |
| l1 |
abbreviation of "liter," or "liters," the basic unit of capacity of the metric system, equal to one cubic decimeter or 1.056 liquid quarts or 0.908 dry quart. |
| metric system |
an international system of weights and measures based on the number ten, in which the basic units are the meter for length, the gram for weight, and the liter for volume. |
| milliliter |
a unit of capacity equal to one thousandth of a liter or 0.338 fluid ounce. (abbr.: ml) |
| ml |
abbreviation of "milliliter," or "milliliters," a unit of capacity equal to one thousandth of a liter or 0.338 fluid ounce. |
| molar2 |
in chemistry, of, relating to, or being a solution that contains one mole of solute per liter. [1/2 definitions] |
| quart |
in the US, a unit of capacity equal to two pints or 0.9464 liter in liquid measure and two pints or 1.101 liters in dry measure. (abbr.: qt.) [1/3 definitions] |
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