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Division SUPPLEMENTARY UNITS

United Kingdom

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c/k
  • Carats (1 metric carat = 2 × 10–4 kg)

  • ce/el
  • Number of cells

  • ct/l
  • Carrying capacity in tonnesf1

  • g
  • Gram

  • gi F/S
  • Gram of fissile isotopes

  • kg H2O2
  • Kilogram of hydrogen peroxide

  • kg K2O
  • Kilogram of potassium oxide

  • kg KOH
  • Kilogram of potassium hydroxide (caustic potash)

  • kg met.am.
  • Kilogram of methylamines

  • kg N
  • Kilogram of nitrogen

  • kg NaOH
  • Kilogram of sodium hydroxide (caustic soda)

  • kg/net eda
  • Kilogram drained net weight

  • kg P2O5
  • Kilogram of diphosphorus pentaoxide

  • kg 90 % sdt
  • Kilogram of substance 90 % dry

  • kg U
  • Kilogram of uranium

  • 1 000 kWh
  • Thousand kilowatt hours

  • l
  • Litre

  • 1 000 l
  • Thousand litres

  • l alc. 100 %
  • Litre pure (100 %) alcohol

  • m
  • Metre

  • m2
  • Square metre

  • m3
  • Cubic metre

  • 1 000 m3
  • Thousand cubic metres

  • pa
  • Number of pairs

  • p/st
  • Number of items

  • 100 p/st
  • Hundred items

  • 1 000 p/st
  • Thousand items

  • TJ
  • Terajoule (gross calorific value)

  • —
  • No supplementary unit

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    Footnotes

    f1

    ‘Carrying capacity in tonnes’ (ct/l) means the carrying capacity of a vessel expressed in tonnes, not including ships' stores (fuel, equipment, food supplies, etc.). Persons carried on board (crew and passengers) and their baggage are also excluded.