Sentence:  The BOD in the effluent averaged 58 mg / <WSD>l</WSD> , a 76 - per cent reduction over the 24 - hr period . 
Meaning of the word marked with <WSD> tags:  a metric unit of capacity, formerly defined as the volume of one kilogram of pure water under standard conditions; now equal to 1,000 cubic centimeters (or approximately 1.75 pints)