How to Use deciliter in a Sentence

deciliter

noun
  • Bangladesh has a limit of five micrograms per deciliter of lead in the blood.
    — Laura Reiley, Washington Post, 28 Sep. 2019
  • And that’s supposed to stay above 40 milligrams per deciliter.
    — Josh Fischman, Scientific American, 26 Apr. 2023
  • These substances are measured in milligrams per deciliter (mg/dL).
    — Heidi Moawad, Verywell Health, 21 Oct. 2024
  • His blood came back positive for lead at a rate of 35 micrograms per deciliter.
    — Deborah Bloom, CNN, 20 Apr. 2018
  • Wow, 564 milliliters per deciliter of blood cholesterol sounds fatal by itself.
    — Sean Gallagher, Ars Technica, 1 Aug. 2022
  • Cholesterol levels are measured in milligrams per deciliter of blood (mg/dL).
    — Linda Carroll, NBC News, 21 Nov. 2022
  • When tested, his lead levels were more than 20 micrograms per deciliter.
    — cleveland.com, 25 May 2017
  • Diet alone can impact cholesterol by 20 to 30 milligrams per deciliter.
    — Time, 21 Sep. 2022
  • And sometimes, Gupta said, his glucose can go up to 180 milligrams per deciliter.
    — Meg Tirrell, CNN, 29 Nov. 2024
  • That means the amount of lead in Beethoven's blood could have been between 69 and 71 micrograms per deciliter.
    — Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica, 13 May 2024
  • The test showed a blood alcohol content of 93 milligrams per deciliter, Faller said.
    — Jeanine Santucci, USA Today, 26 Apr. 2025
  • Lead poisoning is assessed using a measurement of micrograms of lead per deciliter of blood.
    — BostonGlobe.com, 28 Oct. 2021
  • Last March, a blood test revealed that Caiden had a blood lead level of 13 micrograms per deciliter.
    — Berkeley Lovelace Jr., NBC News, 28 Feb. 2024
  • Lead in the blood is typically measured in µg/dL (micrograms per deciliter) or in parts per billion.
    — Julia Belluz, Vox, 30 Mar. 2018
  • Candidates include anyone whose blood was drawn for the test and who had a blood lead level of 10 micrograms or less per deciliter.
    — Washington Post, 17 May 2017
  • That standard requires a child have two tests, taken six months apart, in which the lead level is less than 15 micrograms per deciliter of blood.
    — Mary Spicuzza, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 31 May 2018
  • That calculation defines lead poisoning as 5 micrograms of lead per deciliter of blood in a child’s body.
    — courant.com, 23 Mar. 2022
  • For most adults, LDL should be below 100 milligrams per deciliter (mg/dL) of blood.
    — Brandi Jones, Verywell Health, 26 Aug. 2025
  • His blood sugar level was 28 milligrams per deciliter, about four times lower than what was considered safe for his age and condition.
    — Katelyn Ferral, Journal Sentinel, 21 Dec. 2022
  • In the past, people were encouraged to keep their total cholesterol under 200 milligrams per deciliter.
    — Jill U. Adams, Washington Post, 26 Feb. 2018
  • Healthcare workers found that the baby was anemic and had a blood lead level of 41 micrograms per deciliter (μg/dL).
    — Beth Mole, Ars Technica, 1 Sep. 2017
  • In the study, men had to have testosterone levels that were below a normal level of 300 nanograms per deciliter to participate.
    — Matthew Herper Reprints, STAT, 16 June 2023
  • The recommendation is to reduce to 100 milligrams per deciliter.
    — Lynn Brezosky, San Antonio Express-News, 16 Mar. 2018
  • By the following Tuesday, my blood test was processed, showing that my testosterone level is 594 nanograms per deciliter.
    — Andrew Zaleski, Men's Health, 20 Feb. 2023
  • By that point, 30 years ago, Glass’s blood glucose levels had spiked to 600 milligrams per deciliter—six times higher than normal.
    — Liz Szabo, Scientific American, 14 Oct. 2025
  • If those results were greater than 5 micrograms of lead per deciliter of blood, the national standard would be to confirm the first test with a second sample taken from a vein.
    — Hannah Sparling, Cincinnati.com, 10 Jan. 2018
  • In Cleveland, over the past two years, the number of children tested with levels above 10 micrograms per deciliter increased slightly.
    — Rachel Dissell, Brie Zeltner, cleveland.com, 21 Mar. 2018
  • Experts recommend that men should consider treatment if their levels dip below 300 nanograms per deciliter (ng/dL).
    — Keith Wagstaff, Los Angeles Times, 10 June 2026
  • Lead experts in the United States say workers whose lead level reaches 30 micrograms of lead per deciliter of blood should be removed from the source of the metal.
    — Steve Fisher Alejandro Cegarra, New York Times, 20 Mar. 2023
  • The children had BLLs ranging from 4 to 29 micrograms per deciliter (µg/dL)—as much as eight times greater than levels that raise concern.
    — Julia Landwehr, Health, 15 Nov. 2023

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