deciliter
noun
deci·li·ter
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Definition of deciliter
: a unit of capacity equal to ¹/₁₀ liter — see Metric System Table
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In the past, only children with blood-lead concentrations of 10 micrograms per deciliter were considered exposed to lead. — Noah Smith, Twin Cities, "Noah Smith: Clean up lead before it wrecks more American lives," 21 July 2019 Tobias said that his testosterone went from 468 nanograms per deciliter to 1,098. — Natalie B. Compton, WIRED, "Inside the Bulletproof Coffee Guy’s New Body-Hacking Gym," 10 July 2019 The lowest measurements occurred in May and June, when the participants’ total cholesterol was, on average, 197 milligrams per deciliter, and LDL was 108 milligrams. — Jo Craven Mcginty, WSJ, "High Cholesterol? It Must Be January," 18 Jan. 2019 Because there is no safe level of lead, even those children whose lead levels are below the official threshold — set at 5 micrograms per deciliter of blood — may see health impacts down the line. For Thornton, that concern is highly personal. — Molly Rauch, Good Housekeeping, "When Your Water Poisons Your Children," 16 Feb. 2016 The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported that in 2015, a little over 3 percent of children tested nationwide had 5 micrograms per deciliter or more of lead in their blood. — Rachel Dissell, Brie Zeltner, cleveland.com, "Cleveland kids still poisoned by lead at 4 times the national average, state data shows," 21 Mar. 2018 The children tested positive for lead levels of 5 to 9 micrograms per deciliter, the minimum amount for which the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recommends that localities intervene. — New York Times, "820 Children Under 6 in Public Housing Tested High for Lead," 1 July 2018 That standard requires a child have two tests, taken six months apart, in which the lead level is less than 15 micrograms per deciliter of blood. — Mary Spicuzza, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, "Milwaukee failed to protect lead-poisoned children by massive neglect and missteps," 31 May 2018 That means that 28% of the 37,461 traffic fatalities in 2016 involved drivers with blood-alcohol concentrations of .08 grams per deciliter (g/dl) or higher, the legal limit for driving under the influence or while impaired in all 50 states. — David Carrig, USA TODAY, "Saturday is most dangerous day of the week to drive; afternoon rush hour worse than morning," 26 May 2018These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'deciliter.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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deciliter
noun
deci·li·ter
variants:
or chiefly British decilitre \ ˈdes-ə-ˌlēt-ər
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Medical Definition of deciliter
: a metric unit of capacity equal to ¹/₁₀ liter