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Units and measures

% = Percent
a = Year
cm = Centimetre
cm2 = Square centimetre
cm3 = Cubic centimetre
°C = Degrees centigrade
d = Day
dH = German degree of hardness
dl = Decilitre
dt = Decitonne
g = Gram
% by weight = Percent by weight
h = Hour
ha = Hectare
hPa = Hectopascal
kg = Kilogram
km = Kilometre
l = Litre
m = Metre
mg = Milligram (10-3 g)
min = Minute
ml = Millilitre
mm = Millimetre
ng = Nanogramm (10-9 g)
Pa = Pascal
pg = Picogram (10-12 g)
pH value = Measure of acidity
ppb = Parts per billion
ppbv = Parts per billion (volume)
ppm = Parts per million
ppmv = Parts per million (volume)
ppt = Parts per trillion
pptv = Parts per trillion (volume)
s = Second
t = Ton
ug = Microgram (10-6 g)
vol% = Percent by volume
wt% = Percent by weight

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