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Noun: decilitre  'de-su,lee-tu(r)
Usage: Brit, Cdn (US: deciliter)
  1. A metric unit of volume equal to one tenth of a litre
    "The recipe required 2 decilitres of cream";
    - deciliter [US], dl

Derived forms: decilitres

Type of: metric capacity unit

Part of: cubic decimeter [US], cubic decimetre [Brit, Cdn], l, liter [US], litre [Brit, Cdn]

Encyclopedia: Decilitre