microliter

Millionth of liter

A microliter is one millionth of a liter, a unit of volume used primarily in laboratory and medical contexts where tiny quantities matter: The test requires only a few microliters of blood.

Abbreviated μL or mcL.

measurement

nanoliter

One-billionth liter

quantitative · accuracy · precision · metrology · standardization · meniscus · dispense · serological · fluid ounce · metric

laboratory

pipette

Graduated liquid transfer tube

  • assayCompositional evaluation procedure
  • reagentSubstance prompting chemical change
  • titrationMeasuring concentration by addition

centrifuge · spectrophotometry · chromatography · dilution · analyte · cell culture · petri dish · incubator · sterile · enzyme

medical

blood sample

Extracted bodily fluid for analysis

insulin · vaccine · dosage · syringe · capillary · diagnostic · biopsy · specimen · glucose · antibody

droplet

tiny

Extremely small in size

minute · small-scale · microscopic · drop · bead · speck · miniature · fraction · minimal

Categories
Opposites
volume scale

microliterkiloliter

One thousand liters

liter · milliliter · ocean · gallon · cubic meter

Family

microliters, microlitre, microlitres

Familiarity
Top 500,000
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