teaspoonsful

Recipe's tiny amounts

Teaspoonsful is a plural of teaspoonful, the amount a teaspoon holds—typically about five milliliters.

This form treats the spoon as the unit being multiplied: Add two teaspoonsful of vanilla.

The alternative plural teaspoonfuls is equally correct and more common in casual use.

measurement

dosage

Measured medicine amount

  • recipeCooking preparation instructions
  • cupfulsUnit-based quantity measures
  • pinchesTiny measured quantities

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culinary

sugar

Crystalline carbohydrate sweetener

cinnamon · yeast · spices · honey · extract · seasoning · flour · cocoa · turmeric · cumin

medicinal

cough syrup

Medicated liquid for hacking

  • medicineCurative substance or practice
  • elixirMythical healing draught
  • tonicInvigorating medicinal drink

remedy · dose · pediatric · administering · measuring · prescription · supplement · cod liver oil · antacid · herbal tincture

Opposites
quantity/volume scale

teaspoonsfulgallons

Volume measurement units

bucketfuls · tankfuls · barrels · bathtubfuls · barrelfuls

Family

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Familiarity
Top 500,000
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Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G