DL

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does dl mean? 

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

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

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

 Dictionary entry details 

• DL (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 ("dl" is a kind of...):

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

Meronyms (parts of "dl"):

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

Holonyms ("dl" 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 

In human test subjects, the HDL lowering effect of gemcabene was only seen in patients with high (>200 mg/dl) levels of triglycerides.

(Gemcabene, NCI Thesaurus)

Non-insulin-dependent overt diabetes: blood glucose 384+/- 134 mg/dl (plasma insulin at 60 min following intragastric glucose load 83.3 +/-10.2mU/mL) and hypertension blood pressure 176 +/-8mmHg.

(CRDH, Rat Strain, NCI Thesaurus)

However, new research from the Brigham and Women's Hospital and Harvard Medical School in Boston, MA, has found that women with LDL levels below 100 mg/dl may actually be more at risk of hemorrhagic (bleeding) stroke.

(Low Levels of Bad Cholesterol Increase Stroke Risk, The Titi Tudorancea Bulletin)

According to the latest guidelines from the American College of Cardiology and the American Heart Association, a person's levels of low-density lipoprotein (LDL) cholesterol should remain under 100 milligrams per deciliter (mg/dl) to maintain health.

(Low Levels of Bad Cholesterol Increase Stroke Risk, The Titi Tudorancea Bulletin)