decilitre

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From French décilitre, deci- +‎ litre.

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decilitre (plural decilitres)

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

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