centiliter

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A form of centilitre — A unit of volume or capacity of one hundredth of a litre. Symbol: cl

Scrabble 12

Meanings

nouncentiliter (plural centiliters)

plural centiliters

  1. USalternativeAlternative form of centilitre.

Synonyms & antonyms

nouna metric unit of volume equal to one hundredth of a liter

Broader
metric capacity unit
Also see

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Origin

  1. Frenchcentilitre
  2. Englishcentiliter

From French centilitre; equivalent to centi- + liter.

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APA

centiliter. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/centiliter

MLA

“centiliter.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/centiliter. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “centiliter,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/centiliter.

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