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Mendoza’s hot, dry climate can produce grapes with sugar levels as high as 235 grams per liter, while in a rainy year in Cahors the berries can struggle to reach levels of 170 grams.
—Mike Desimone and Jeff Jenssen, Robb Report, 12 Jan. 2025
This expandable option goes from 30 to 40 liters with the tug of a zipper and can hold eight pairs of pants, eight shirts, a laptop, shoes, and more.
—Miles Walls, Travel + Leisure, 11 Jan. 2025
Likewise, in 2009, doctors in the UK reported the case of a 64-year-old man who turned silvery after drinking a liter of water containing colloidal silver every week for a year.
—Ars Technica, 10 Jan. 2025
Muscles require oxygen to contract, and the body burns five calories for every liter of oxygen used during activity.1 Compound exercises use more oxygen, burning more calories overall.
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—Laura Campedelli, Verywell Health, 10 Jan. 2025
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Word History
Etymology
French litre, from Medieval Latin litra, a measure, from Greek, a weight
First Known Use
1797, in the meaning defined above
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“Liter.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/liter. Accessed 21 Jan. 2025.
Kids Definition
liter
noun
li·ter
variants
or litre
ˈlēt-ər
: a metric unit of capacity equal to one cubic decimeter see metric system
Medical Definition
liter
noun
li·ter
variants
or chiefly British litre
: a metric unit of capacity equal to the volume of one kilogram of water at 4°C (39°F) and at standard atmospheric pressure of 760 millimeters of mercury
More from Merriam-Webster on liter
Nglish: Translation of liter for Spanish Speakers
Britannica English: Translation of liter for Arabic Speakers
Britannica.com: Encyclopedia article about liter
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