decilitre

English Thesaurus

1. a metric unit of volume equal to one tenth of a liter (noun.quantity)

hypernym	:	metric capacity unit,
definition	:	a capacity unit defined in metric terms (noun.quantity)

part holonym	:	centiliter, centilitre, cl,
definition	:	a metric unit of volume equal to one hundredth of a liter (noun.quantity)

part meronym	:	cubic decimeter, cubic decimetre, l, liter, litre,
definition	:	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) (noun.quantity)