millilitre
MIL-i-lee-tuh/ˈmɪlɪˌliːtə/USMIL-uh-lee-ter/ˈmɪləˌlitɚ/
Pluralmillilitres
US spellingmilliliter
- 1A metric unit of capacity equal to a thousandth of a litre, written with the symbol ml or mL.
Stir 300 millilitres of double cream into the sauce and let it simmer gently.
The pipette lets the technician measure out a single millilitre at a time.
UsageWritten ml or mL after a number, with no s: a 330 ml can, 5 ml of vanilla.
Note
Both ml and mL are correct: British and Irish labels use ml, while mL, brought in because a lower-case l is easily mistaken for the digit one, is usual in Australia, Canada and the US.
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Origin
Formed from milli- + litre, from French millilitre.
Checked 5 Nov 2026 · 1 fact
- Millilitre is formed from milli- and litre, from French millilitre. en.wiktionary.org