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Tael vs Tel - What's the difference?

tael | tel |

As nouns the difference between tael and tel

is that tael is any of several units of measure used in china and elsewhere in eastern asia, approximately 40 grams while tel is (automotive|aviation|organic chemistry) tetraethyllead (or tetraethyl lead, tetra-ethyl lead); a gasoline additive to boost octane rating.

tael

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • Any of several units of measure used in China and elsewhere in eastern Asia, approximately 40 grams.
  • Any of several monetary units equal to the equivalent weight in silver.
  • (Hong Kong) leung, a traditional unit of weight, in modern usage legally defined as 1/16 of a catty or kan () or 0.0377993638 kilograms

    • See also

    *(wikipedia "tael") * (Hong Kong units) chek, tsun, fan, picul, catty, mace, candareen, tsin, leung, kan, tam

    Anagrams

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    tel

    English

    Etymology 1

    (en)

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • telegraph
  • telegram
  • telephone

    • Etymology 2

    From (etyl) .

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A hill or mound. (Used especially for land features in the Middle East and North Africa)

    • Anagrams

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