Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun The millionth part of a liter.
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- noun Alternative spelling of
microlitre . One millionth (10-6) of aliter . Symbolµl .
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Examples
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A healthy person's CD4 count is around 900 cells per microliter, but current guidelines don't recommend treating patients until their CD4 counts have fallen below 350 cells per microliter.
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After pinching out the termite's gut, which holds a microliter of material containing an entire ecosystem of microbes, they shipped it back to the US and isolated the DNA.
Cellulosic Ethanol: One Molecule Could Cure Our Addiction to Oil By Evan Ratliff 2007
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His blood work showed that he had fewer than 2,000 white cells per microliter of blood less than half the number he should have had, even without an infection.
Low carb diets and copper | The Blog of Michael R. Eades, M.D. 2006
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One microliter of salt solution can hold 3 trillion of the devices, capable of performing 66 billion operations per second.
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The neutrophils the type of white blood cells that serve as the front line of the immune system, our body's version of the Marine Corps were below 500 cells per microliter, an inadequate force to fight off even the most insignificant infection.
Low carb diets and copper | The Blog of Michael R. Eades, M.D. 2006
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These were deposited in 20 microliter drops on the substrate.
Ars Technica Chris Lee 2011
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For a $2 billion industry based on olfactory precision, in which a microliter substitution of one ingredient for another can constitute the entire difference between a dud and a megaseller, it is no exaggeration to say that Evernia prunastri has given off a valuable odor indeed.
Wired Top Stories jmckeel 2011
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Of those, about 15 million qualify for treatment under the WHO guidelines that recommend patients start receiving medicines when their CD4 cells -- the immune system cells that HIV infects and kills -- fall below 350 in every microliter of blood.
unknown title 2011
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These were deposited in 20 microliter drops on the substrate.
Ars Technica Chris Lee 2011
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These were deposited in 20 microliter drops on the substrate.
Ars Technica Chris Lee 2011
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