DECILITER

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does deciliter mean? 

• DECILITER (noun)
  The noun DECILITER has 1 sense:

1. a metric unit of volume equal to one tenth of a liter

  Familiarity information: DECILITER used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• DECILITER (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A metric unit of volume equal to one tenth of a liter

Classified under:

Nouns denoting quantities and units of measure

Synonyms:

deciliter; decilitre; dl

Hypernyms ("deciliter" is a kind of...):

metric capacity unit (a capacity unit defined in metric terms)

Meronyms (parts of "deciliter"):

centiliter; centilitre; cl (a metric unit of volume equal to one hundredth of a liter)

Holonyms ("deciliter" is a part of...):

cubic decimeter; cubic decimetre; l; liter; litre (a metric unit of capacity, formerly defined as the volume of one kilogram of pure water under standard conditions; now equal to 1,000 cubic centimeters (or approximately 1.75 pints))

 Context examples 

A volume unit equal to one deciliter used as a denominator to build a derived unit expressed as a ratio.

(Per Deciliter, NCI Thesaurus)

A unit of mass concentration defined as the concentration of one microgram of a substance per unit volume of the mixture equal to one deciliter.

(Microgram per Deciliter, NCI Thesaurus)

The concept also refers to the metric unit of mass density (volumic mass) defined as the density of substance which mass equal to one gram occupies the volume one deciliter.

(Gram per Deciliter, NCI Thesaurus)

Unit of concentration (molarity unit) equal to one millionth of mole of a solute in one deciliter of the solution.

(Micromole per Deciliter, NCI Thesaurus)

A concentration unit measured as a number of milliequivalents of solute per deciliter of solution.

(Milliequivalent per Deciliter, NCI Thesaurus)

A measure of volume concentration expressed as the number of milliters of a dissolved substance per deciliter of solution.

(Milliliter per Deciliter, NCI Thesaurus)

A unit of mass concentration defined as the concentration of one nanogram of a substance per unit volume of the mixture equal to one deciliter.

(Nanogram per Deciliter, NCI Thesaurus)

A unit of mass concentration defined as the concentration of one picogram of a substance per unit volume of the mixture equal to one deciliter.

(Picogram per Deciliter, NCI Thesaurus)

While many studies to date have examined health effects at or above 10 micrograms per deciliter, this study focused on lower levels.

(Lead in kids’ blood linked with behavioral and emotional problems, NIH)

A dose calculation unit expressed in deciliter(s) per gram.

(Deciliter per Gram, NCI Thesaurus)