decilitre
Britishnoun
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A normal three-year-old child has between 11 and 13.7 grams of haemoglobin, the iron-rich protein that carries oxygen around the body, per decilitre of blood.
From Reuters • Dec. 14, 2022
Doctors told Isak that Fardawsa’s blood contained 1 gram of haemoglobin per decilitre.
From Reuters • Dec. 14, 2022
Twelve children had concentrations above 5 micrograms per decilitre, the point at which the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recommends public-health action; the highest value was 18.7 micrograms per decilitre.
From Nature • Nov. 29, 2016
For comparison, a separate study4 of children in the West Bank found an average lead level of 4.2 micrograms per decilitre.
From Nature • Nov. 29, 2016
A decilitre of Eau de Cologne every minute.
From "Brave New World" by Aldous Huxley
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