"microlitre" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: microlitres [plural]
Etymology: micro- + litre Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|micro|litre}} micro- + litre Head templates: {{en-noun}} microlitre (plural microlitres)
  1. A unit of fluid measure being one millionth (10⁻⁶) of a litre. Symbol: μl Categories (topical): Units of measure Synonyms: microliter Translations (microlitre): 微升 (wēishēng) (Chinese Mandarin), mikroliter [common-gender] (Danish), mikrolitra (Finnish)

Inflected forms

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