hectoliter
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of hectoliter
From the French word hectolitre, dating back to 1800–10. See hecto-, liter
Example Sentences
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The country’s largest brewer, the Radeberger Group, which owns Radeberger and Schöfferhofer beers, also increased prices this spring by €8.50 per hectoliter of beer, an increase of about 6 percent.
From New York Times • Jun. 9, 2022
A hectoliter is the equivalent of 100 liters, or around 133 standard wine bottles.
From Washington Post • Sep. 7, 2021
That’s 24 to 30% less than last year – with one hectoliter equivalent to around 133 standard wine bottles.
From Seattle Times • Aug. 9, 2021
All things being equal, the yield in the first operation by the electric method is 80 per cent., and the treatment costs, on an average, 0.40 franc per hectoliter.
From Scientific American Supplement, No. 415, December 15, 1883 by Various
Society can easily calculate how many hours are contained in a steam engine, in a hectoliter of last year's wheat, in a hundred square meters of cloth of a certain quality.
From Woman under socialism by De Leon, Daniel
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