1. a metric unit of capacity equal to one tenth of a liter

Examples

• The recipe calls for 2 deciliters of milk.
• A deciliter is equivalent to about 3.4 fluid ounces.
• The medicine bottle contains 5 deciliters of cough syrup.
• She measured 1.5 deciliters of olive oil for the salad dressing.
• The laboratory beaker holds exactly 10 deciliters.
• Convert 250 milliliters to deciliters by dividing by 100.