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2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Hectoliter \Hec"to*li`ter\, Hectolitre \Hec"to*li`tre\, n. [F. hectolitre, fr Gr ? hundred + F. litre a liter.] A measure of liquids, containing a hundred liters; equal to a tenth of a cubic meter, nearly 261/2 gallons of wine measure, or 22.0097 imperial gallons. As a dry measure, it contains ten decaliters, or about 25/6 Winchester bushels. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: hectolitre n : a metric unit of volume or capacity equal to 100 liters [syn: {hectoliter}, {hl}]
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