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decaliter

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dec⋅a⋅li⋅ter

  [dek-uh-lee-ter]
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dekaliter.

dek⋅a⋅li⋅ter

  [dek-uh-lee-ter]
–noun
a unit of capacity equal to 10 liters (9.08 quarts U.S. dry measure or 2.64 gallons U.S. liquid measure). Abbreviation: dal
Also, decaliter; especially British, dek⋅a⋅li⋅tre.

Origin:
1800–10; < F décalitre. See deka-, liter
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dec·a·li·ter or dek·a·li·ter   (děk'ə-lē'tər)   
n.   Abbr. dal or dkl
A metric unit of volume equal to 10 liters.
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Main Entry: deka·li·ter
Variants: or deca·li·ter or chiefly British deca·li·tre /-"lEt-&r/
Function: noun
: a metric unit of capacity equal to 10 liters
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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