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ml en · NOUN

Meanings

  1. (alt-of, symbol) Symbol for millilitre, an SI unit of fluid measure equal to 10⁻³ litres.
    alt of millilitre
    • For the pastry (pate brisée): […] 45 mls water […] Redcurrant and Dijon mustard sauce […] 500 mls lamb or beef stock (the ready made kind is perfect) […] Brown a teaspoon of flour in the oil on the hob and then pour in 250 mls of stock. […] Lemon Mascarpone cream […] 150 mls single cream 2001 August 11, Jay Rayner, “The cook, the chef, the critic...”, in The Observer, London: Guardian News & Media, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 25 Aug 2013:
    • In addition, 0.5 ml of 1% lidocaine HCl was injected subcutaneously in the postauricular area for local anesthesia. 2015 August 27, “Intracochlear Bleeding Enhances Cochlear Fibrosis and Ossification: An Animal Study”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI:
    • A roadside breathalyser found she had 50 mgs alcohol in 100 mls of breath. The legal limit is 35 micrograms. 2015 July 24, Euan McLelland, “Mother-of-six battling breast cancer gets three-year drink-drive ban for PUSHING a car to a safe spot after it ran out of petrol”, in Daily Mail, London: DMG Media, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 01 Aug 2015:

Forms

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mls Number=Plur rare lexicographic
ml Number=Plur lexicographic