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deciliter

deciliter is the US spelling of decilitre.

Meaning of decilitre

Noun

decilitre (plural decilitres)

  1. An SI unit of fluid equal to 10⁻¹ liters. Symbol: dl.
    • When the boy was admitted, Carter said, the haemoglobin count was 8.3 grams per decilitre.2014, Ian McEwan, The Children Act, Penguin Random House (2018), page 66
    Synonyms:
    dl

Forms of deciliter

pluraldeciliters

Origin of deciliter

From deci- + liter.

Questions about deciliter

What is deciliter the US spelling of?
Deciliter is the US spelling of decilitre.

Words near deciliter in the dictionary

  1. deciliate
  2. deciliated
  3. deciliating
  4. deciliation
  5. deciliations
  6. deciliter
  7. deciliters
  8. decilitre
  9. decilitres
  10. decillion
  11. decillionaire

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