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# ml

«ml» in Mova's school dictionary: **Short for millilitre, a small unit for measuring liquid…** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 5 sentences of Mova's corpora that use it.

### part of speech

abbreviation (ml = millilitre or millilitres; US milliliter)

### meaning for a pupil

1) Short for millilitre, a small unit for measuring liquid; 1000 ml make 1 litre. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/ml/#m1)

2) (less common) Short for other words, such as "mile" in old texts; at school it almost always means millilitres. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/ml/#m2)

### sense in the lessons

Used in maths, science and the kitchen: medicine, drinks and recipes are measured in ml. A teaspoon holds about 5 ml; a can of drink about 330 ml. Phrases: 500 ml, ml to litres.

### examples

- The bottle holds 500 ml of water. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/ml/#x1)
- Take 5 ml of medicine twice a day. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/ml/#x2)
- Add 200 ml of milk to the flour. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/ml/#x3)
- 1 litre is the same as 1000 ml. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/ml/#x4)
- A can of lemonade holds 330 ml. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/ml/#x5)
- Pour 250 ml into each glass. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/ml/#x6)
- How many 100 ml cups can you fill from 1 litre? [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/ml/#x7)

### note

Written with a small m and small l, no full stop, and no s for the plural: 5 ml, not 5 mls. Do not mix up with mm (millimetres, length) or mg (milligrams, mass). For maths: divide ml by 1000 to get litres; multiply litres by 1000 to get ml. Medicine doses must be measured exactly.

### In the corpora

- [After 4 glasses of 200 ml and a 150 ml cup, 2000 - 800 - 150 = 1050 ml are left.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/lessons/249-weight-and-volume-in-the-kitchen/3/)
- [A litre is 1000 millilitres (ml).](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/lessons/257-cups-of-juice/0/)
- [Small cups for juice hold 200 or 250 ml, a mug about 300 ml.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/lessons/257-cups-of-juice/1/)
- [2 litres of juice into 250 ml cups: 2 × 1000 = 2000 ml, and 2000 ÷ 250 = 8 cups.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/lessons/257-cups-of-juice/3/)
- [A 330 ml can of regular cola has about 35 g of sugar, about 9 cubes, more than that whole daily limit.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/medicine/51-water-fizzy-drinks-and-sports-drinks/10/)

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «ml» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/ml/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.