noun
deciliter; dl
Metric unit of volume equal to one-tenth of a liter. Commonly used in cooking and nutrition contexts in Japan.
from French décilitre
このレシピでは牛乳を2デシリットル使います。
This recipe uses 2 deciliters of milk.
1デシリットルは100ミリリットルです。
One deciliter is 100 milliliters.
Borrowed from French 'décilitre', a metric unit formed from 'déci-' (one-tenth) and 'litre' (liter).