milliliter
- noun
- /ˈmɪlɪˌliːtər/
- Specialized
- The recipe calls for 50 milliliters of olive oil to ensure the dressing is flavorful.
- milliliters (mL)
- units per milliliter
- 100 milliliters
Now if we take one milliliter of blood, we find a few billion red blood cells inside it.
- Now if we take one milliliter of blood, we find a few billion red blood cells inside it.
- That's million sperm per milliliter per year.
- That like, those things are one, those things are a couple milliliters of Juvederm away from each other.
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Well, uh, you can start by measuring 40 milliliters into that graduated cylinder.
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Did you know there are millions of picoplankton in a milliliter of water?
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I have, uh, about 150 milliliters of water left, which should keep me alive till tomorrow night... if I'm lucky.
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And compare it to the 5 milliliters of eye drops I use in one month!
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You can buy 25 milliliters, not quite an ounce, for about $30.
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Drink an extra 400 to 600 milliliters of water for short bouts of exercise.
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Once there are 1,500 rotifers per milliliter, a third of the culture can be harvested daily.
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The total concentration of THMs for this solution is 4.37 milligrams per milliliter (4.37 mg/mL).
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Nasal mucus has a bacterial concentration ranging from 10^3 to 10^6 bacteria per milliliter.
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You need to drink at least 200 milliliters of water daily to stay hydrated.
Synonyms
A unit of volume equal to one cubic centimeter used to measure small amounts of liquid like medicine or water
A unit of volume equal to one milliliter
A metric unit of volume equal to one thousandth of a litre
A small measure for liquids equal to one thousandth of a liter
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Morphology
Etymology
Milliliter begins with milli- meaning 'one thousandth' and ends with liter, the metric unit for volume. So a milliliter is one tiny part of a liter and is used to measure very small amounts of liquid.