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hec•to•li•ter
Pronunciation: (hek'tu-lē"tur), [key]—
n.
a unit of capacity equal to 100 liters, equivalent to 2.8378 U.S. bushels, or 26.418 U.S. gallons.
Abbr.: hl
Also,hektoliter; esp. Brit.,hec'to•li"tre.Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.