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millilitre
(ˈmɪlɪliːtə(r), Fr. mililitr)
Also 9 -littre; (U.S.) -liter.
[Fr.: see milli- and litre.]
In the metric system, a measure of capacity equal to 1/1000 of a litre, or ·061 of a cubic inch.
1810Naval Chron. XXIV. 301 Millilittre, Centimeter cube. 1896C. R. Honiball Engin. Arithmetic & Mensuration xli. 308 Millilitre = ·001 Litres. 1935C. J. Smith Intermediate Physics (ed. 2) ix. 172 The litre and the millilitre (ml.) are now frequently chosen as the unit of volume, burettes, flasks, etc. being marked in millilitres and fractions thereof. 1960Science 22 July 204/2, 1 billion of these units result from treating 15 milligrams of the proteinoid with 2·5 millilitres of hot water and allowing the clear solution to cool. 1969Guardian 28 Feb. 4/4 Every patient prescribed liquid medicine by his doctor will receive a plastic spoon which will hold five millilitres of medicine; and all prescriptions will be in five millilitre units. 1974Daily Tel. 10 Oct. 2/4 [He] had 120 milligrammes of alcohol in 100 millilitres of blood, 40 over the legal limit. |