1. Plural of decilitre; units of volume equal to one-tenth of a litre, or 100 millilitres.
Usage: Metric unit of measurement; British spelling; American English typically uses 'deciliters'

Examples

• The recipe calls for 5 decilitres of milk.
• A standard coffee cup holds about 2 decilitres.
• The bottle contains 3 decilitres of juice.
• She measured out 10 decilitres of water for the experiment.
• The container's capacity is marked in decilitres.