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liters

  • plural
    of liter.
    liter
    noun
    a unit of capacity redefined in 1964 by a reduction of 28 parts in a million to be exactly equal to one cubic decimeter. It is equivalent to 1.0567 U.S. liquid quarts and is equal to the volume of one kilogram of distilled water at 4°C. l

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That takes a lot of risk out of the buying experience: If your budget is $15, you can get solid liters of Grüner for under that.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 21, 2026

Each transiting ship requiers about 200 million liters of water, which is then discharged into the sea.

From Barron's ● Sep. 3, 2026

By using multiple electrodes and a technical gas injector, the researchers are increasing the reaction volume from approximately 50 milliliters to five liters.

From Science Daily ● Jul. 20, 2026

Assuming 3.79 liters per gallon, that’s $5.91 a gallon.

From MarketWatch ● May 1, 2026

The other 10 liters of water was directly absorbed by the dry soil.

From "The Martian" by Andy Weir

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