Nouns denoting quantities and units of measure

pulmonary reserve
the additional volume of air that the lungs can inhale and exhale when breathing to the limit of capacity in times of stress
 
thimbleful
as much as a thimble will hold
 
Algerian centime
100 centimes equal 1 dinar in Algeria
 
morgen
a South African unit of measure equal to about 2 acres
 
content
the amount that can be contained
 
Zambian kwacha
the basic unit of money in Zambia
 
picofarad
a unit of capacitance equal to one trillionth of a farad
 
standard pressure
a unit of pressure: the pressure that will support a column of mercury 760 mm high at sea level and 0 degrees centigrade
 
deficit
(sports) the score by which a team or individual is losing
 
hectolitre
a metric unit of volume or capacity equal to 100 liters
 
body count
a count of troops killed in an operation or time period
 
baryon number
a number equal to the difference between the number of baryons and the number of antibaryons in any subatomic structure; it is conserved in all types of particle interactions
 
Maltese monetary unit
monetary unit on Malta
 
XII
the cardinal number that is the sum of eleven and one
 
gross
twelve dozen
 
Ukranian monetary unit
monetary unit in Ukraine
 
Tuvalu dollar
the basic unit of money in Tuvalu
 
ruble
the basic unit of money in Russia
 
Armenian monetary unit
monetary unit in Armenia
 
straight angle
an angle of 180 degrees
 
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