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Centiliter = 0.01L Hectoliter = 100 L
by a_gnostic 3y ago
Centiliter = 0.01L
Hectoliter = 100 L
- lolinder 3y agoCentipede = 100 legs Etymology is more complicated than "look up the prefix in the metric system tables", and OP is correct about the definition of centimillionaire. https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/centimillionaire https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/centimillionaire
- PhasmaFelis 3y agoI know it is a word people use, and "centi-" is ambiguous without no context, but it's extremely unambiguous in the context of units of measure, and the word "hundred-millionaire" already existed and had the same number of syllables, so it's a really awkward choice.
- a_gnostic 3y agoCentipede is Entomology
- rglynn 3y agoBrilliant, I laughed out loud
- DirkH 3y agoYou: logic The English language: "allow me to introduce myself!"
- Nevermark 3y agoCentennial = 100 years Centurion = Commander of 100 legionaries