which unit is larger microliter or milliliter
While the liter is the standard metric unit of volume, it's much too large to use in certain laboratory situations. Other common units include the milliliter and microliter. Microliter Definition. A microliter is a unit of volume equal to 1/1,000,000th of a liter (one-millionth). A microliter is one cubic millimeter. The symbol for microliter is Î¼l or Î¼L. 1 Î¼L = 10-6 L = 10-3 mL. Alternate Spellings: microlitre Plural: microliters, microlitres