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Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   Alternative form of litre, one cubic decimeter. US, alt-of, alternative
2. 2
   Alternative form of litter. alt-of, alternative, obsolete
3. 3
   a metric unit of capacity, formerly defined as the volume of one kilogram of pure water under standard conditions; now equal to 1,000 cubic centimeters (or approximately 1.75 pints) wordnet

Synonyms

All synonyms

cubic decimetercubic decimetrellitre

Example

More examples

"A liter of milk contains about thirty grams of protein."

Related phrases

foreign measurementfour quartsliquid measuremetric measuremetric systemmetric unitmetric volumemilk cartonssoft drinksvolume measurevolume measurement

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