noun
- a metric unit of volume equal to 10 liters
Usage: also spelled decaliter; commonly used in scientific and commercial contexts
Examples
- The recipe calls for 2 dekaliters of water.
- A dekaliter is equivalent to 2.64 gallons.
- The tank holds exactly 5 dekaliters of liquid.
- Scientists measured the sample in dekaliters for the experiment.
- One dekaliter equals 10,000 milliliters.