milliliter
Americannoun
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A unit of liquid volume or capacity in the metric system equal to 0.001 liter.
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See Table at measurement
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Origin of milliliter
From the French word millilitre, dating back to 1800–10. See milli-, liter
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People with hepatitis B have 100 million to 10 billion infectious particles per milliliter of blood, says Dr. Paul Offit, an infectious disease physician at Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 3, 2025
Her stage name, she said, refers to a milliliter, a way to measure water.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 4, 2025
The book reviews how from 1973 to 2011 sperm concentration dropped from 99 million per milliliter to 47 million per milliliter, with 15 million per milliliter being the threshold before a man is declared infertile.
From Salon ● Mar. 28, 2024
It all started with one milliliter of blood from each sample from 17 patients in the pilot clinical study.
From Science Daily ● Feb. 21, 2024
No. 11 had 3,560 picograms of progesterone per milliliter, compared to 56 picograms per milliliter for Wolf No. 10, whose reproductive tract appeared immature.
From An Experimental Translocation of the Eastern Timber Wolf by Hook, Richard A.
Dogs require 60 to 80 milliliters of water per kilogram of body weight and cats require 40 to 60 milliliters of water per kilogram of body weight, according to Bernstein.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 8, 2024
For participants born in the 1930s, the average volume was 1,234 milliliters, but for those born in the 1970s, the volume was 1,321 milliliters, or about 6.6% greater volume.
From Science Daily ● Mar. 25, 2024
I was left with 250 milliliters after simmering the leaves uncovered.
From Salon ● Feb. 15, 2024
The imperial pint — 568 milliliters, or just under 20 imperial fluid ounces — was one of Britain’s cherished traditional measures.
From New York Times ● Dec. 28, 2023
Checking the readouts, I see that I have 410 milliliters of oxygen, 738 milliliters of nitrogen.
From "The Martian" by Andy Weir
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