deciliter

deciliter
(dl or dL)
   a fairly common metric unit of volume equal to 0.1 liter or 100 cubic centimeters. A deciliter contains 6.10237 cubic inches, 3.38140 U.S. fluid ounces, or 3.519 British fluid ounces. The deciliter is similar in size to the gill, an old English unit of volume. The deciliter is commonly used in medicine to express blood volume in units of concentration, such as micrograms per deciliter (µg/dL).

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  • Deciliter — Dec i*li ter, Decilitre Dec i*li tre, n. [F. d[ e]cilitre; pref. d[ e]ci tenth (L. decimus) + litre. See {Liter}.] A measure of capacity or volume in the metric system; one tenth of a liter, equal to 6.1022 cubic inches, or 3.38 fluid ounces.… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • deciliter — [des′ilēt΄ərdes′i lēt΄ər] n. [Fr décilitre: see DECI & LITER] one tenth of a liter (3.376 fluid ounces or 6.1024 cubic inches): abbrev. dl: Brit. sp. decilitre [des′ilēt΄ər] …   English World dictionary

  • deciliter — de|ci|li|ter sb., en, deciliter, ne (fork.: dl) …   Dansk ordbog

  • deciliter — s ( n, deciliter äv. decilitrar) MÅTT …   Clue 9 Svensk Ordbok

  • deciliter — noun Etymology: French décilitre, from déci + litre liter Date: 1801 see metric system table …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • deciliter — /des euh lee teuhr/, n. a unit of capacity equal to 1/10 liter (6.102 cu. in., or 3.381 U.S. fluid ounces). Abbr.: dl Also, esp. Brit., decilitre. [1795 1805; < F décilitre. See DECI , LITER] * * * …   Universalium

  • deciliter — One tenth of a liter. * * * deci·li·ter or chiefly Brit deci·li·tre des ə .lēt ər n a metric unit of capacity equal to 1/10 liter * * * dec·i·li·ter (dL) (desґĭ le″tər) one tenth (10−1) of a liter; 100 milliliters …   Medical dictionary

  • deciliter — dec|i|li|ter [ desı,litər ] noun count a unit for measuring an amount of liquid or gas in the METRIC SYSTEM. There are 10 deciliters in one LITER …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • deciliter — dec·i·li·ter || desɪ‚liːtÉ™ n. unit of capacity equaling one tenth of a liter …   English contemporary dictionary

  • deciliter — deci·liter …   English syllables

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