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litre Definition

li·tre (lētər)

noun

Brit. liter

litre Usage Examples

Preposition: of

  • wastewater: Production of a single 6-inch silicon wafer results in 14 kilos of solid waste and 11,000 liters of wastewater.
  • anthrax: Only then did the inspectors find over 8,000 liters of concentrated anthrax and other biological weapons, and a factory to make more.
  • gasoline: Every time you spend 83p on a liter of gasoline, 61p is going straight into his pocket.
  • diesel: At this current moment in time 45 liters of diesel lets me travel only 370 miles!
  • water: Don't apply more than fifty liters of water per square meter a week.
  • milk: The goats also produce two liters of milk a day, leaving plenty to sell to his neighbors.

Converse of object

  • consume: Medical experts have recommended that adults consume two liters ( eight glasses ) of water each day and children approximately half that amount.
  • exceed: The maximum quantity to be applied to potatoes must not exceed 800 liters per hectare per crop.
  • drink: Remember the importance of drinking two liters of water a day.
  • boil: That would boil 3.5 liters of water and so make coffee for everybody on the boat?
  • save: The have even constructed their own eco loo, well, it does save thirty liters of water a day.

Adjective modifier

  • 1: Ensure you drink at least 1½ liters of clean water every day.

Modifies a noun

  • diesel: There's a new 3 liter diesel, too, and come the spring a 4.8 liter motor as well.
  • gasoline: Only the 3 liter gasoline engine survives in original form.
  • turbo: You can also opt for five doors, a 2.0 liter turbo diesel engine and Stepspeed transmission on ZR 120 models.
  • bottle: You get 6 times the coverage from the same 5 liter bottle at the same price.
  • tank: The air pump is a twin outlet fish tank pump designed for a 140 liter fish tank.
  • bin: There is also a larger 700 liter compost bin available at £ 20, which normally retails at up to £ 106.

Preposition: per

  • annum: This can save more than 3,500 liters per annum per person.
  • hectare: The maximum quantity to be applied to potatoes must not exceed 800 liters per hectare per crop.

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