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The default value is off, which will show the names of the units as specified in the Manual of Style for dates and numbers (barrels, t); on will show the abbreviated names of the units (bbl, t). lk specifies whether the names of the units should be linked and can take values of either on or off .
In the oil industry, one barrel (unit symbol bbl) is a unit of volume used for measuring oil defined as exactly 42 US gallons, approximately 159 liters, [10] [11] or 35 imperial gallons. [ 10 ]
See Weight for detail of mass/weight distinction and conversion. Avoirdupois is a system of mass based on a pound of 16 ounces, while Troy weight is the system of mass where 12 troy ounces equals one troy pound. The symbol g 0 is used to denote standard gravity in order to avoid confusion with the (upright) g symbol for gram.
A EU Standard Spirits Bottle used by T2L member nations to deter non-payment of duties and tariffs. [note 3] Considered a European metric "quart". Common worldwide outside of the Americas and Cuba. Fifth: 25.4 US fl oz: 1 imp pt & 6.4 imp fl oz: 750 mL: A non-EU Standard Liquor Bottle, considered a US metric "quart". Called a "two-six" or ...
The alcohol by volume shown on a bottle of absinthe. Alcohol by volume (abbreviated as alc/vol or ABV) is a standard measure of the volume of alcohol contained in a given volume of an alcoholic beverage, expressed as a volume percent.
Between 2003 and 2004, the Philippines had the world's fastest beer consumption growth rate at 15.6%. With a rise in consumption volume from 1.22 to 1.41 million liters, it was the 22nd largest beer market in the world in 2004. [1] Consumption per capita averages 20 liters per year. [2]
A metric fifth of Dewar's Scotch whisky. A fifth is a unit of volume formerly used for wine and distilled beverages in the United States, equal to one fifth of a US liquid gallon, or 25 + 3 ⁄ 5 U.S. fluid ounces (757 milliliters); it has been superseded by the metric bottle size of 750 mL, [1] sometimes called a metric fifth, which is the standard capacity of wine bottles worldwide and is ...
Historically, a common bottle size for liquor in the US was the "fifth", i.e. one-fifth of a US gallon (or one-sixth of an imperial gallon). While spirit sales in the US were switched to metric measures in 1976, a 750 mL bottle is still sometimes known as a "fifth". [50] [51]