Definition of "decilitre" [decilitre]

• An SI unit of fluid equal to 10−1 litres. (noun)

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• "In Africa, between 18 and 24 percent of children have concentrations of more than 10 micrograms per decilitre (μg/dl) of blood."
• "They said a survey in an informal settlement in the Durban metropolitan area had shown that half of the children there had a blood lead concentration of above ten micrograms per decilitre of blood."
• "With so many people it was possible and convenient to have small samples, although at least a decilitre is preferred."