Centiliters (cL) to Deciliters (dL) Conversion
Centiliters
The centilitre is a unit of volume equal to one hundredth of a litre (10 mL), used primarily in Europe for expressing beverage servings and wine bottle volumes. A standard wine glass serving in European restaurants is typically 12.5 cL, and spirits are commonly served in 2.5 or 5 cL measures. The centilitre is rarely used in scientific contexts, where millilitres and litres are preferred.
Deciliters
The decilitre is a unit of volume equal to one tenth of a litre (100 mL), used in Scandinavian countries and several European nations for cooking measurements and nutritional labelling. Nutritional values on food labels are sometimes expressed per 100 mL, which is equivalent to per decilitre. In clinical laboratory medicine, some analyte concentrations are expressed in decilitres (e.g., grams per decilitre for haemoglobin).
| Centiliters (cL) | Deciliters (dL) |
|---|---|
| 0.1 cL | 0.01 dL |
| 1 cL | 0.1 dL |
| 2 cL | 0.2 dL |
| 3 cL | 0.3 dL |
| 5 cL | 0.5 dL |
| 10 cL | 1 dL |
| 20 cL | 2 dL |
| 30 cL | 3 dL |
| 50 cL | 5 dL |
| 100 cL | 10 dL |
| 1000 cL | 100 dL |