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Centilitre

Centiliter \Cen"ti*li`ter\, Centilitre \Cen"ti*li`tre\, n. [F. centilitre; centi (L. centum) + litre. See Liter.] The hundredth part of a liter; a measure of volume or capacity equal to a little more than six tenths (0.6102) of a cubic inch, or one third (0.338) of a fluid ounce.

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centilitre

alt. (label en British spelling) A unit of volume or capacity of one hundredth of a litre. Symbol: cl n. (label en British spelling) A unit of volume or capacity of one hundredth of a litre. Symbol: cl

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centilitre

n. a metric unit of volume equal to one hundredth of a liter [syn: centiliter, cl]

Usage examples of "centilitre".

The blood test, analysed at speed because of the bang on my head, had revealed a level of two hundred and ninety milligrammes of alcohol per centilitre of blood which, I had been assured, meant that I had drunk the equivalent of more than half a bottle of spirits during the preceding few hours.