Millileitar

Millileitar is a unit of volume in the metric system. It is derived from the liter, which is the base unit for volume. The prefix "milli" signifies one-thousandth. Therefore, a millileitar is equal to one-thousandth of a liter. This relationship can be expressed as 1 L = 1000 mL.

Millileitar is commonly used to measure small quantities of liquids. For example, in cooking, recipes often call for ingredients to be measured in millileitars, such as teaspoons or tablespoons in imperial systems. In medicine, dosages of liquid medications are frequently administered in millileitar amounts. The precision offered by millileitars makes them suitable for applications where exact measurements are crucial.

The symbol for millileitar is mL. This symbol is universally recognized and used in scientific, medical, and culinary contexts worldwide. It is important to distinguish millileitar from centimeter, which is a unit of length. While numerically equivalent (1 mL = 1 cm³), they represent different physical quantities. The conversion between millileitar and other metric volume units is straightforward. For instance, 1 centiliter (cL) equals 10 mL, and 1 deciliter (dL) equals 100 mL.