metric ton
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A unit of mass equal to 1000 kilograms, about 2204.6 pounds avoirdupois.
- One typical Grecian kiln engorged one thousand muleloads of juniper wood in a single burn. Fifty such kilns would devour six thousand metric tons of trees and brush annually.
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