BARREL (BBL)
\bˈaɹə͡l bˌiːbˌiːˈɛl], \bˈaɹəl bˌiːbˌiːˈɛl], \b_ˈa_ɹ_əl__ b_ˌiː_b_ˌiː__ˈɛ_l]\
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1. how crude oil measured for sale. A barrel is 42 gallons in the US and 35 in the UK. It has many ways to measure it so that the proper amount is sold. 2. the amount of alcohol that fits in a barrel. Its about 189 liters. 3. the amount of cement around 3
By Henry Campbell Black
Word of the day
Platidiam
- An inorganic water-soluble platinum complex. After undergoing hydrolysis, it reacts DNA produce both intra interstrand crosslinks. These crosslinks appear to impair replication and transcription of DNA. The cytotoxicity cisplatin correlates with cellular arrest in G2 phase cell cycle.