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About these units
Deciliter (dL)
A deciliter, 1/10 of a liter, appears prominently in medical diagnostics—especially in blood testing. Many laboratory measurements use dL as the denominator, such as mg/dL for blood glucose or cholesterol levels. In Europe, food packaging sometimes lists nutritional values per deciliter, especially for dairy products and soups. The dL is just large enough to be meaningful while still small enough for dietary and medical precision. Though not as common as liters or milliliters, the deciliter serves specialized roles where moderate scale and medical tradition intersect.
Attoliter (aL)
An attoliter is a staggering 10⁻¹⁸ liters, placing it firmly in the realm of molecular and nanoscale science. This unimaginably small volume corresponds to spaces comparable to the inside of viruses, nanopores, or clusters of biomolecules. Cutting-edge technologies like nano-droplet reactors, atomic force microscopy, and high-precision spectroscopy rely on attoliters to describe reaction chambers or sample sizes. The attoliter is so small that even a single bacterial cell has a volume approximately one million attoliters. This makes the unit essential for exploring the physical limits of chemical reactions and biological processes.