hectoliter
['hektəʊ,li:tə(r)]
hectoliter
[ noun ]
a metric unit of volume or capacity equal to 100 liters
<noun.quantity>


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.