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Milliliter
A milliliter (mL) is a small metric unit of volume used to measure liquids and very small quantities. One milliliter is equal to one cubic centimeter (1 mL = 1 cm³) and one-thousandth of a liter (1000 mL = 1 L). Because of its precision, the milliliter is commonly used in medicine, cooking, product packaging, and scientific experiments.
You’ll find milliliters marked on measuring cups, beverage labels, and syringes. When you need to convert milliliters to other units — such as teaspoons, tablespoons, or fluid ounces — an online converter makes it easy to avoid errors in recipes and dosage instructions.
Milliliters in Everyday Use
The milliliter is useful for measuring items that are too small for liters and too detailed for cups or ounces. For example, perfume bottles, eye drops, and food flavorings often list amounts in milliliters. Even drink containers labeled in liters usually include milliliter markings for precision.
Because the milliliter is part of the metric system, it scales cleanly with other metric units without messy fractions. And when converting to US or UK units, a converter tool helps instantly translate amounts for cooking or travel. Whether preparing ingredients or checking nutritional labels, knowing milliliter conversions makes small measurements much easier to manage.
