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Decaliter

DEC'ALITER

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Noun.
[Gr., ten and liter.] A French measure of capacity, containing ten liters, or 610.28 cubic inches, equal to two gallons and 64,44231 cubic inches.
DECAL'OGIST, n. One who explains the decalogue.
DEC'ALOGUE, n. dec'alog. [Gr., ten and speech.] The ten commandments or precepts given by God to Moses at mount Sinai, and originally written on two tables of stone.
DECAM'ETER, n. [Gr., ten and measure.] A French measure of length, consisting of ten meters, and equal to 393 English inches, and 71 decimals.
DECAMP', v.i. To remove or depart from a camp; to march off; as, the army decamped at six o'clock.
DECAMP'MENT, n. Departure from a camp; a marching off.
DEC'ANAL, a. Pertaining to a deanery.
DECAN'DER, n. [Gr., ten and a male.] In botany, a plant having ten stamens.

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decaliter

decaliter

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decaliter (plural decaliters)

  1. US spelling of decalitre

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