Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun The mass of 1,000 cubic centimeters (or the theoretical liter) of hydrogen at standard pressure and temperature.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun (Chem.) The unit for estimating the weight of aëriform substances; -- the weight of a liter of hydrogen at 0° centigrade, and with a tension of 76 centimeters of mercury. It is 0.0896 of a gram, or 1.38274 grains.
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- noun physics the
weight of 1litre ofhydrogen atstandard temperature and pressure . Equal to approximately 0.09grams .
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- noun the weight of a liter of hydrogen (at 0 centigrade and 760 millimeters pressure)
Etymologies
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From Ancient Greek κριθή (krithe, "barley corn, a small weight")
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reesetee commented on the word crith
The weight of a liter of hydrogen at 0 centigrade and 760 millimeters pressure. (Now *that's* exact.)
March 28, 2007