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microliter
This term is primarily used in scientific, medical, and laboratory settings to describe extremely small volumes of liquid. It is a precise metric unit, and its usage is strictly technical, appearing in research papers, pharmaceutical protocols, and clinical diagnostics.
As a standard unit of measurement, it follows the convention where the singular form is used in mathematical expressions (e.g., 5 microliter) in some technical contexts, though in general English prose, it is treated as a standard countable noun.
Meanings
Examples
The protocol requires exactly one microliter of the enzyme solution.
I need to be careful not to waste even a microliter of this rare reagent.
The pipette is calibrated to dispense ten microliters per stroke.
A microliter is equivalent to one cubic millimeter.
A microliter is equivalent to one cubic millimeter.
Did you add five microliters or six microliters of the buffer?
The sample volume was reduced to a few microliters for the analysis.
Wait, I think I missed a microliter during the transfer.