microliters
Thousandths of milliliters
Microliters is the plural of microliter, a unit of volume equal to one millionth of a liter.
The term appears in scientific and medical contexts where precise measurement of tiny liquid quantities matters: The test requires only 50 microliters of blood.
Also spelled microlitres in British English.
Abbreviated μL or µl.
Amount of space filled
- pipetteGraduated liquid transfer tube
- millilitersSmall liquid measures
- nanolitersBillionth-of-a-liter units
- decilitersMetric capacity units
metric · SI units · quantification · precision · accuracy · calibration · graduated · increments
Measured liquid transfer
- micropipettePrecision microliter dispenser
- assayCompositional evaluation procedure
- reagentSubstance prompting chemical change
- sampleSubset for study
titration · dilution · Eppendorf · PCR · buffer · serum · specimen · aliquot
Extracting blood for testing
- capillarySmallest blood vessel
- fingerstickSkin puncture for blood
- glucose meterBlood sugar measuring device
- insulinPancreatic glucose-regulating hormone
injection · dosing · plasma · diagnostic · urinalysis · biopsy · microdose · subcutaneous
Systematic investigation procedure
- biochemistryScience of living chemistry
- molecular biologyStudy of cellular machinery
- genomicsStudy of entire genetic sequences
- cell cultureLaboratory technique for growing tissue
enzyme · substrate · DNA extraction · RNA · sequencing · chromatography · spectrophotometry · fluorescence
volume
Amount of space filled
- pipetteGraduated liquid transfer tube
- millilitersSmall liquid measures
- nanolitersBillionth-of-a-liter units
deciliters · metric · SI units · quantification · precision · accuracy · calibration · graduated · increments · dosage
pipetting
Measured liquid transfer
- micropipettePrecision microliter dispenser
- assayCompositional evaluation procedure
- reagentSubstance prompting chemical change
sample · titration · dilution · Eppendorf · PCR · buffer · serum · specimen · aliquot · dispense
blood draw
Extracting blood for testing
- capillarySmallest blood vessel
- fingerstickSkin puncture for blood
- glucose meterBlood sugar measuring device
insulin · injection · dosing · plasma · diagnostic · urinalysis · biopsy · microdose · subcutaneous · intradermal
experiment
Systematic investigation procedure
- biochemistryScience of living chemistry
- molecular biologyStudy of cellular machinery
- genomicsStudy of entire genetic sequences
cell culture · enzyme · substrate · DNA extraction · RNA · sequencing · chromatography · spectrophotometry · fluorescence · replication
microliterskiloliters
Metric volume units
megaliters · gigaliters · liters · gallons · cubic meters