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Definition of Hectoliter

1. Noun. A metric unit of volume or capacity equal to 100 liters.

Definition of Hectoliter

1. n. A measure of liquids, containing a hundred liters; equal to a tenth of a cubic meter, nearly 26½ gallons of wine measure, or 22.0097 imperial gallons. As a dry measure, it contains ten decaliters, or about 2⅚ Winchester bushels.

Definition of Hectoliter

1. Noun. (alternative spelling of hectolitre) ¹

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Definition of Hectoliter

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Medical Definition of Hectoliter

1. One hundred liters, the equivalent of 105.7 quarts or 26.4 American (22 imperial) gallons. (05 Mar 2000)

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Literary usage of Hectoliter

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Latin-American Year Book for Investors and Merchants for 1918- (1920)
"(per hectoliter), 29.90; Sparkling wines, (per liter), 0.35; All white wines (except sparkling), and all red or white dessert fir liqueur wines: In casks, ..."

2. The Merchants' Magazine and Commercial Review by Isaac Smith Homans, William Buck Dana (1860)
"... hectoliter 1858 1855 Used for bran- Taxed dy and vinegar, consumptio». ... as follows :— 1858 hectoliter 4500 121400 417000 1856 hectoliter 1854 1857 ..."

3. A Mental Arithmetic: Based on Analysis and Induction by George Washington Hull (1896)
"Liters in a hectoliter? In a kiloliter? 4- Centiliters in a hectoliter? ... Approximately— 6. What part of a hectoliter is a bushel? ..."

4. Ready Reference Tables: Volume I. Conversion Factors of Every Unit Or by Carl Hering (1904)
"Aprx. 31 -i-1 000 2- =• 0.011 364 908 hectoliter. Aprx. y,-t-100 5-055 5659 = 0.001 ... 0.088 098 2* hectoliter. Aprx. %-«-10. ... 0.090 919 262 hectoliter. ..."

5. Merchants' Magazine and Commercial Review by William B. Dana (1860)
"... the production of wines to have been for several periods as follows, in hectoliters :— П 88 hectoliter 25000000 1808 28000000 1829 ..."

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