microliter

microliter
(µl, µL, mcl, or mcL)
   a metric unit of volume equal to 0.001 milliliter or 1 cubic millimeter (mm3). Microliters are used in chemistry and medicine to measure very small quantities of liquid. This unit has also been called the lambda.

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  • microliter — noun Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary Date: circa 1890 a unit of capacity equal to one millionth of a liter see metric system table …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • microliter — noun One millionth (10) of a liter. Symbol µl. No thanks, Im ok. Ive had approximately 270 μL too much …   Wiktionary

  • microliter — One millionth of a liter. * * * mi·cro·li·ter or chiefly Brit mi·cro·li·tre .mī krō lēt ər n a unit of capacity equal to one millionth of a liter * * * mi·cro·li·ter (μL) (miґkro le″tər) one millionth (10−6) of a liter …   Medical dictionary

  • microliter — n. unit of liquid volume equal to one millionth of a liter …   English contemporary dictionary

  • microliter — mi·cro·liter …   English syllables

  • microliter — |mīkrō+ noun Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary micr + liter : a unit of capacity equal to one millionth of a liter …   Useful english dictionary

  • μ L — microliter …   Medical dictionary

  • μL — microliter …   Medical dictionary

  • μL — • microliter …   Dictionary of medical acronyms & abbreviations

  • MADGE — microliter array diagonal gel electrophoresis …   Medical dictionary

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