centiliter

Ten milliliters combined

A centiliter is one hundredth of a liter, or about ten milliliters.

The unit appears mainly in European contexts for measuring small liquid quantities—a standard wine pour might be described as twelve centiliters.

American usage favors fluid ounces or milliliters instead.

measurement

graduated

Completed formal studies

pipette · syringe · dispense · volumetric · flask · beaker · meniscus · precision · accuracy · titrate

liquid

beverage

Liquid for consumption

tincture · serum · syrup · concentrate · essence · sample · vial · ampoule · shot · measure

metric

gram

Metric mass unit

decimal · conversion · standard · international

Categories
Family

centilitre, centiliters, centilitres

Familiarity
Top 200,000
Profile
Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G