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442:. The most commonly used derived unit is the millilitre, defined as one-thousandth of a litre, and also often referred to by the SI derived unit name "cubic centimetre". It is a commonly used measure, especially in medicine, cooking and automotive engineering. Other units may be found in the table below, where the more often used terms are in bold. However, some authorities advise against some of them; for example, in the United States,
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and solids that can be poured) which are measured by the capacity or size of their container, whereas cubic metres (and derived units) are most commonly used for items measured either by their dimensions or their displacements. The litre is often also used in some calculated measurements, such as
1657:" (literally "twenty-fiver" and "thirty-threer") are the common beer glasses, the corresponding bottles mention 25 cL and 33 cL. Bottles may also be 75 cL or half size at 37.5 cL for "artisanal" brews or 70 cL for wines or spirits. Cans come in 25 cL, 33 cL and 50 cL. Similarly, alcohol
351:. Additionally, the mass–volume relationship of water (as with any fluid) depends on temperature, pressure, purity and isotopic uniformity. In 1964, the definition relating the litre to mass was superseded by the current one. Although the litre is not an SI unit, it is accepted by the
343:(a specific platinum/iridium cylinder) and was intended to be of the same mass as the 1 litre of water referred to above. It was subsequently discovered that the cylinder was around 28 parts per million too large and thus, during this time, a litre was about
1620:
system, apart from prefixes for powers of 1000, use of the "centi" (10), "deci" (10), "deca" (10) and "hecto" (10) prefixes with litres is common. For example, in many
European countries, the hectolitre is the typical unit for production and export volumes of
399:
or megagram). This relationship holds because the gram was originally defined as the mass of 1 mL of water; however, this definition was abandoned in 1799 because the density of water changes with temperature and, very slightly, with pressure.
269:—where it was a unit of weight, not volume—via Late Medieval Latin, and which equalled approximately 0.831 litres. The litre was also used in several subsequent versions of the metric system and is accepted for use with the SI, although not an
394:
when measured at its maximal density, which occurs at about 4 °C. It follows, therefore, that 1000th of a litre, known as one millilitre (1 mL), of water has a mass of about 1 g; 1000 litres of water has a mass of about 1000 kg
446:
advocates using the millilitre or litre instead of the centilitre. There are two international standard symbols for the litre: L and l. In the United States the former is preferred because of the risk that (in some fonts) the letter
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usually include not only the script small ℓ but also four precomposed characters: ㎕, ㎖, ㎗, and ㎘ for the microlitre, millilitre, decilitre and kilolitre to allow correct rendering for vertically written scripts. These have
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publication M33 and Canada in the 1970s. This symbol can still be encountered occasionally in some
English-speaking and European countries like Germany, and its use is ubiquitous in Japan and South Korea.
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conference, the original definition was reverted to, and thus the litre was once again defined in exact relation to the metre, as another name for the cubic decimetre, that is, exactly 1 dm.
261:
99:
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convention that only those unit symbols that abbreviate the name of a person start with a capital letter. In many
English-speaking countries, however, the most common shape of a handwritten
1515:(uppercase letter L) was adopted. It also expressed a preference that in the future only one of these two symbols should be retained, but in 1990 said it was still too early to do so.
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for its volume relative to an imperial pint is "a litre of water's a pint and three-quarters"; this is very close, as a litre is about 1.76 imperial pints.
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In spoken
English, the symbol "mL" (for millilitre) can be pronounced as "mil". This can potentially cause confusion with some other measurement words such as:
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the responsibility of interpreting or modifying the SI for use in the United States. The
Secretary of Commerce delegated this authority to the Director of the
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is used with prefixes, though whole litres are often written in full (so, "750 ml" on a wine bottle, but often "1 litre" on a juice carton). In 1990, the
403:
It is now known that the density of water also depends on the isotopic ratios of the oxygen and hydrogen atoms in a particular sample. Modern measurements of
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1804:). In the NIST publication, the spellings "meter", "liter" and "deka" are used rather than "metre", "litre" and "deca" as in the original BIPM English text (
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Litre, la mesure de capacité, tant pour les liquides que pour les matières sèches, dont la contenance sera celle du cube de la dixièrne partie du mètre.
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and often found in cookbooks, and restaurant and café menus; centilitres indicate the capacity of drinking glasses and of small bottles. In colloquial
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1438:, due to the gram being defined in 1795 as one cubic centimetre of water at the temperature of melting ice. The original decimetre length was 44.344
320:, which is the volume of a cube 10 centimetres × 10 centimetres × 10 centimetres (1 L ≡ 1 dm ≡ 1000 cm). Hence 1 L ≡ 0.001
340:
2199:[Weights and measures decree dated 18 Germinal, Year 3 (7 April 1795)] (in French). Association Métrodiff. 7 April 1795. Archived from
1918:[Weights and measures decree dated 18 Germinal, Year 3 (7 April 1795)] (in French). Association Métrodiff. 7 April 1795. Archived from
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1942:: the absolute weight of a volume of pure water equal to the cube of the hundredth part of the metre, at the temperature of melting ice."
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1259:. In these countries, the symbol L is also used with prefixes, as in mL and μL, instead of the traditional ml and μl used in Europe. In
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296:, because the kilogram was originally defined in 1795 as the mass of one cubic decimetre of water at the temperature of melting ice (
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1721:, consumer beverages are labelled almost exclusively using litres and millilitres. An exception is in pathology, where for instance
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1935:, le poids absolu d'un volume d'eau pure égal au cube de la centième partie du mètre, et à la température de la glace fondante.
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are often marked in cL in restaurant menus, typically 3 cL (1.06 imp fl oz; 1.01 US fl oz).
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From 1901 to 1964, the litre was defined as the volume of one kilogram of pure water at maximum density (+3.98 °C) and
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are also used. Cubic metres are generally used for non-liquid commodities, such as sand and gravel, or storage space.
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2459:(Special Publication 811). Gaithersburg, MD: National Institute of Standards and Technology. Retrieved 2008-08-23.
2450:(Special Publication 330). Gaithersburg, MD: National Institute of Standards and Technology. Retrieved 2008-08-18.
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NIST Handbook 44: Specifications, Tolerances, and Other
Technical Requirements for Weighing and Measuring Devices
355:(the standards body that defines the SI) for use with the SI. CGPM defines the litre and its acceptable symbols.
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2464:"Interpretation of the International System of Units (the Metric System of Measurement) for the United States"
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system. The abbreviation "cc" is still commonly used in many fields, including medical dosage and sizing for
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2222:: unit of capacity for both liquids and solids which will be equivalent to a cube of one tenth of a metre."
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1590:(λ), but this usage is now discouraged. In the medical field the microlitre is sometimes abbreviated as
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Prior to 1979, the symbol ℓ came into common use in some countries; for example, it was recommended by
300:). Subsequent redefinitions of the metre and kilogram mean that this relationship is no longer exact.
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standard was established, common usage eschews prefixes that are not powers of 1000. For example, in
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Turner, J. (Deputy
Director of the National Institute of Standards and Technology). (16 May 2008).
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composition representative of the average of the world's oceans, show that it has a density of
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at its point of maximum density (3.984 °C) under one standard atmosphere (101.325
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The NIST Reference on
Constants, Units, and Uncertainty: International System of Units (SI)
1236:. In some computer typefaces, the two characters are barely distinguishable. As a result,
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2006:
1808:, p. iii). The Director of the NIST officially recognized this publication, together with
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This article is about a common unit of volume. For the plant commonly known as litre, see
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Comment s'est appelé cet étalon de mesure avant de s'appeler le litre ? - Le Cadil .
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of today's cubic decimetre. It was against this litre that the kilogram was constructed.
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For larger volumes, kilolitres, megalitres, and gigalitres, have been used by the
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Some SI units of volume to scale and approximate corresponding mass of water
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The
International System of Units (SI) – Conversion Factors for General Use
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density (kg/L), allowing an easy comparison with the density of water.
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2130:"The Unicode Standard 12.0 – CJK Compatibility ❰ Range: 3300—33FF ❱"
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The first name of the litre was "cadil"; standards are shown at the
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National Institute of Standards and Technology (11 November 2000).
244:(see figure) and is thus equal to one-thousandth of a cubic metre.
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National Institute of Standards and Technology. (December 2003).
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A cubic foot has an exact volume of 28.316846592 litres.
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The litre, though not an official SI unit, may be used with
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1997:
Kenneth Butcher, Linda Crown, Elizabeth J. Gentry (2006),
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may be measured in micrograms/milligrams per decilitre.
339:. The kilogram was in turn specified as the mass of the
1549:", a Scandinavian unit of length equal to 10 kilometres
240:(m). A cubic decimetre (or litre) occupies a volume of
2456:
Guide for the Use of the International System of Units
2238:(7. ed.). Elsevier Health Sciences. p. 114.
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The microlitre (μL) has been known in the past as the
1398:
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One litre is equal to the volume of a cubic decimetre.
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Non-SI units accepted for use with the SI by the CIPM
1531:, a unit of length equal to one-thousandth of a metre
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adopted the definition of the litre, with the symbol
2384:"Appendix C: General tables of units of measurement"
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2366:Bureau International des Poids et Mesures. (2006).
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2348:Bureau International des Poids et Mesures (2006).
2102:"Bureau International des Poids et Mesures, 2006"
1786:). In 2008, the NIST published the U.S. version (
378:Litres are most commonly used for items (such as
328:; and 1 m (i.e. a cubic metre, which is the
1564:, equal to a millilitre or mL) is a unit of the
1273:International Committee for Weights and Measures
1244:as an alternative symbol for litre in 1979. The
2433:Taylor, B.N. and Thompson, A. (Eds.). (2008a).
1982:"List of physicochemical data concerning water"
1900:Bureau International des Poids et Mesures, 2006
2158:"Visite Générale au Musée des arts et métiers"
2029:National Institute of Standards and Technology
1780:National Institute of Standards and Technology
1393:
1249:National Institute of Standards and Technology
1216:Originally, the only symbol for the litre was
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1003:Approx. value of 1 litre in non-metric units
8:
1841:International Bureau of Weights and Measures
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1774:The Metric Conversion Act of 1985 gives the
279:International Bureau of Weights and Measures
2786:Historical definitions of the SI base units
2019:A. Thompson; B. N. Taylor (4 March 2020) .
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259:is derived from an older French unit, the
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2232:Burtis, Carl A.; Bruns, David E. (2014).
1792:Bureau International des Poids et Mesures
332:unit for volume) is exactly 1000 L.
2368:"The International System of Units (SI)"
2350:"The International System of Units (SI)"
2051:"The International System of Units (SI)"
1910:
1908:
1240:(uppercase letter L) was adopted by the
460:
407:, which is pure distilled water with an
2453:Taylor, B.N. and Thompson, A. (2008b).
2448:Le Système International d' Unités (SI)
1829:
1797:Le Système International d' Unités (SI)
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1444:, which was revised in 1798 to 44.3296
827:cubic decametre, 1 million litres
341:International Prototype of the Kilogram
2436:The International System of Units (SI)
1846:The International System of Units (SI)
1481:. This made the litre equal to about
7:
1220:(lowercase letter L), following the
1189:One litre is slightly larger than a
72:Non-SI unit accepted for use with SI
2056:. 2006. p. 124. Archived from
1776:United States Secretary of Commerce
1608:graduations. "ARC" is the maker's (
1511:conference, the alternative symbol
366:unit formerly customarily used for
2306:"Diabetes Blood Sugar Level Chart"
1430:. One litre of liquid water has a
358:A litre is equal in volume to the
25:
2473:UK National Physical Laboratory.
2470:Vol. 73, No. 96, p. 28432-3.
1424:"republican units of measurement"
1285:South African Bureau of Standards
265:, whose name came from Byzantine
109:
2809:
2808:
2009:, NIST Special Publication 1038.
1869:from the original on 4 June 2021
1750:Claude Émile Jean-Baptiste Litre
434:SI prefixes applied to the litre
405:Vienna Standard Mean Ocean Water
288:One litre of liquid water has a
49:
2425:Recommending uppercase letter L
2329:Water volumes - how much water?
1572:, which later evolved into the
1448:. This made the original litre
242:10 cm × 10 cm × 10 cm
2796:System of units of measurement
1984:, density and uncertainty per
1556:", unit of angular measurement
277:(m). The spelling used by the
273:—the SI unit of volume is the
1:
2333:Northern Territory Government
1958:. Ts.nist.gov. Archived from
1852:(8th ed.), p. 124,
1734:Northern Territory Government
1167:≡ 29.5735295625 mL
2850:Cooking weights and measures
1612:) certification of accuracy.
1418:The litre was introduced in
1887:Collins English Dictionary.
1810:Taylor and Thompson (2008b)
1752: – Fictional character
1568:system, which preceded the
1560:The abbreviation "cc" (for
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1120:≡ 28.316846592 L
613:thousand cubic micrometres
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1806:Taylor and Thompson, 2008a
1788:Taylor and Thompson, 2008a
1422:in 1795 as one of the new
1193:and slightly less than an
1153:≡ 28.4130625 mL
1136:≡ 0.016387064 L
1104:≡ 3.785411784 L
1073:≡ 0.473176473 L
1042:≡ 0.946352946 L
1005:
949:thousand cubic megametres
889:thousand cubic kilometres
721:hundred cubic centimetres
633:million cubic micrometres
553:thousand cubic nanometres
493:thousand cubic picometres
29:
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2285:"Blood Lead Levels Chart"
2264:Mayo Medical Laboratories
2165:Musée des arts et métiers
1671:units used in the world:
1413:Musée des Arts et Métiers
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1059:≡ 0.56826125 L
1002:
969:million cubic megametres
909:million cubic kilometres
783:hundred cubic decimetres
573:million cubic nanometres
513:million cubic picometres
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386:One litre of water has a
228:. It is equal to 1 cubic
123:
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2750:minute and second of arc
1988:(Retrieved: 2010-04-05).
1403:, Japanese for 'litre'.
1028:≡ 1.1365225 L
2791:2019 revision of the SI
2428:. Retrieved 2008-08-24.
2420:. Retrieved 2008-08-24.
2260:"Units of Measurement"
2218:English translation: "
1938:English translation: "
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1702:
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1466:(lowercase letter L).
1434:of almost exactly one
1150:1 imperial fluid ounce
1087:≡ 4.54609 L
996:Non-metric conversions
699:ten cubic centimetres
390:of almost exactly one
313:
292:of almost exactly one
189:
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1507:In 1979, at the 16th
1500:In 1964, at the 12th
1279:Script l and Unicode
1025:1 imperial quart
1011:Equivalent in litres
763:ten cubic decimetres
362:, an obsolete non-SI
311:
216:, other symbol used:
198:Commonwealth spelling
176:One-litre beer mugs (
175:
2692:Other accepted units
1469:In 1901, at the 3rd
1379:block also includes
251:used the litre as a
247:The original French
2840:Non-SI metric units
2835:Alcohol measurement
2776:Conversion of units
2442:3 June 2016 at the
2394:on 10 December 2011
2370:(on-line browser):
2005:27 May 2010 at the
1962:on 10 December 2011
1794:(BIPM) publication
1426:and defined as one
1291:Fonts covering the
1109:≈ 0.0353146667
1092:≈ 0.2641720523
316:A litre is a cubic
118:... is equal to ...
61:General information
2569:with special names
2174:on 9 November 2013
2126:Unicode Consortium
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1614:
1179:US customary units
473:Equivalent volume
314:
190:
158:
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137:
129:
2822:
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2700:astronomical unit
2203:on 17 August 2016
2063:on 14 August 2017
2040:See footnote (b).
1922:on 17 August 2016
1727:blood sugar level
1610:Arc International
1594:on test results.
1578:combustion engine
1536:thousandth of an
1392:corresponding to
1377:CJK Compatibility
1185:Rough conversions
1171:
1170:
1084:1 imperial gallon
1078:≈ 0.21996925
1064:≈ 2.11337641
1047:≈ 1.75975399
1016:≈ 0.87987699
993:
992:
849:cubic hectometre
677:cubic centimetre
655:cubic millimetre
593:cubic micrometre
458:may be confused.
337:standard pressure
234:cubic centimetres
206:American spelling
170:
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165:0.264 gallon
106:Conversions
33:Lithraea caustica
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989:cubic gigametre
929:cubic megametre
869:cubic kilometre
743:cubic decimetre
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1956:"NIST, 2000"
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2137:Unicode.org
2067:20 February
1873:16 December
1719:New Zealand
1676: Litre
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1631:Switzerland
1328:SQUARE MU L
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481:quectolitre
440:SI prefixes
374:Explanation
368:dry measure
275:cubic metre
255:. The word
232:(dm), 1000
222:metric unit
186:Oktoberfest
96:Named after
67:Unit system
2829:Categories
2519:Base units
2207:8 December
1926:8 December
1824:References
1802:BIPM, 2006
1570:MKS system
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1039:1 US quart
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957:ronnalitre
946:10 Mm
937:yottalitre
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886:10 km
780:10 dm
771:hectolitre
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718:10 cm
696:10 cm
686:centilitre
664:millilitre
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610:10 μm
581:femtolitre
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521:yoctolitre
510:10 pm
501:rontolitre
490:10 pm
424: kg/L
360:millistere
304:Definition
188:in Germany
91:L, l
18:Centilitre
2662:steradian
2577:becquerel
2398:9 October
2358:18 August
2163:. Paris:
1715:Australia
1684:US gallon
1651:" and a "
1623:beverages
1606:fill line
1527:"mm" for
1370:SQUARE KL
1356:SQUARE DL
1342:SQUARE ML
1257:Australia
1173:See also
1144:imperial
1070:1 US pint
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1019:imperial
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954:10 L
934:10 L
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