Hectoliter

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  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. Hectometer



From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  hectoliter
       n : a metric unit of volume or capacity equal to 100 liters
           [syn: {hectolitre}, {hl}]