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deciliter
noun
deci·li·ter
ˈde-sə-ˌlē-tər
: a unit of capacity equal to ¹/₁₀ liter see Metric System Table
Examples of deciliter in a Sentence
Recent Examples on the Web
Last March, a blood test revealed that Caiden had a blood lead level of 13 micrograms per deciliter.
—Berkeley Lovelace Jr., NBC News, 28 Feb. 2024
Their 3-year-old daughter, a fierce, bright girl who loves twirly dresses and nail polish, had a blood-lead level of 24 micrograms per deciliter, nearly seven times the C.D.C.’s level of concern.
—Will Fitzgibbon, New York Times, 27 Feb. 2024
The agency has previously said children whose blood results reveal more than 3.5 micrograms of lead per deciliter are considered by the agency to have elevated levels.
—Julia Gomez, USA TODAY, 29 Jan. 2024
There is no safe level of lead in children, though federal standards now consider anything above 3.5 micrograms per deciliter an elevated level.
—Sarah Volpenhein, Journal Sentinel, 19 Jan. 2024
There’s no safe level of lead exposure, but the CDC uses anything over 3.5 micrograms per deciliter to identify children with higher BLLs than most.
—Meghan Overdeep, Southern Living, 15 Nov. 2023
These are all reported in milligrams per deciliter.
—Knvul Sheikh, San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 Feb. 2024
In June, when the kids had checkups, the boy measured 10.2 micrograms per deciliter and his older sister measured 12.4.
—David J. Neal, Miami Herald, 2 Feb. 2024
The agency uses a level of 3.5 micrograms per deciliter to identify kids with higher blood lead levels than most.
—Berkeley Lovelace Jr., NBC News, 18 Dec. 2023
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Word History
Etymology
French décilitre, from déci- + litre liter
First Known Use
1801, in the meaning defined above
Dictionary Entries Near deciliter
Cite this Entry
“Deciliter.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/deciliter. Accessed 19 Mar. 2024.
Kids Definition
deciliter
noun
deci·li·ter
ˈdes-ə-ˌlēt-ər
: a unit of capacity equal to ⅒ liter see metric system
Medical Definition
deciliter
noun
deci·li·ter
variants
or chiefly British decilitre
: a metric unit of capacity equal to ¹/₁₀ liter
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