litre
/ˈli.tɚ/ noun A2- The metric unit of fluid measure, equal to one cubic decimetre. Symbol: L, l, or ℓ. · Holonyms: kilolitre < megalitre < gigalitre· Meronyms: picolitre < nanolitre < microlitre < millilitre
- A measure of volume equivalent to a litre.
Plural litres
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“Now, I add this small quantity of blood to a litre of water.
A large curved retort was boiling furiously in the bluish flame of a Bunsen burner, and the distilled drops were condensing into a two-litre measure.
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