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mil

mil

3 7.3
A metric unit of volume equal to one thousandth of a litre
  • noun
  • /mɪl/
  • Specialized
translation icon : mililitro
  • I weighed my flour and butter and added the 60 mils of water.

I use one point something mils every day all over.

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Examples

  • Injectable L carnitine of about one mil, one mig per day.

  • Okay, just mix 200 mils of this and 100 mils of that.

  • I use one point something mils every day all over.

  • So we had volume of acid we're adding, we were adding five mils to begin with.

  • But we've got to, we've got to make up for the four mils that we added there in the beginning.

  • Then we've got the concealer, which is true Skin Serum Concealer and that's five mils of product.

  • To measure the solution accurately, add 100 mils of water to the mixture.

  • For this recipe, you need 50 mils of olive oil to enhance the flavor.

  • The lab technician measured 10 mils of the reagent for the experiment.

Synonyms

cc
vsmil
  • Specialized
90 3.4

A unit of volume equal to one cubic centimeter used to measure small amounts of liquid like medicine or water

is the general metric name used more often outside medical or technical fields
milliliter
vsmil
  • Specialized
11 2.5

A small unit for measuring liquids equal to one thousandth of a liter

is the alternate short name for this same metric unit
cubic centimeter
vsmil
  • Specialized
4 3.1

A unit of volume equal to one milliliter

is the everyday metric label more for liquid measures than for technical volumes
ml
vsmil
1 1.0

A small measure for liquids equal to one thousandth of a liter

is the full word form of the same unit rather than the abbreviation

Surface Forms

mil singular
mils plural

Etymology

Mil as a short form of milliliter comes from milli- 'one thousandth' and liter 'a measure of liquid', so it means one 'thousandth' of a liter.