milliliter

American  

[mil-uh-lee-ter] / ˈmɪl əˌli tər /

especially British, millilitre

noun

1. a unit of capacity equal to one thousandth of a liter, and equivalent to 0.033815 fluid ounce, or 0.061025 cubic inch. ml

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milliliter Scientific  

/ mĭl′ə-lē′tər /

1. A unit of liquid volume or capacity in the metric system equal to 0.001 liter.

2. See Table at measurement

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Etymology

Origin of milliliter

From the French word millilitre, dating back to 1800–10. See milli-, liter

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Example Sentences

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

Her stage name, she said, refers to a milliliter, a way to measure water.

From Los Angeles Times

Through September of this year, the state’s three community blood banks sold 25,868 milliliters of whole blood, red blood cells and fresh frozen plasma, while closed colonies sold 981,350.

From Los Angeles Times

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

Patients applied 5 milliliters of the drug combo between their shoulder blades every day for a year-and-a-half.

From Salon