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  • noun Plural form of microlitre.

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Examples

  • Thanks to PCR, where the key element is heat, millions of copies of a DNA sequence can be produced in a tiny reaction volume – typically 5 – 10 microlitres – in just a few hours, even with a very small initial amount of DNA.

    A working life: The pathologist 2010

  • Mr Jarman said: "It's very difficult to measure fragments of blood on such a tiny scale but we've suggested that the total volume could be possibly less than a couple of microlitres cubic millimetres."

    WalesOnline - Home WalesOnline 2011

  • He said: "It's very difficult to measure fragments of blood on such a tiny scale but we've suggested that the total volume could be possibly less than a couple of microlitres cubic millimetres."

    BBC News - Home 2011

  • In an email to AFP, Han said the experiment entailed a tiny microfluidic chip, just a few millimetres (fraction of an inch) square, that desalted just 10 microlitres per minute.

    Bangkokpost.com : Breaking News 2010

  • The bacteria were cultured in nutrient broth over-night at 37°C. 20 microlitres of the overnight culture were used to inoculate 10 ml of nutrient broth which was incubated for 5-6 days.

    PLoS ONE Alerts: New Articles Yanmin Hu et al. 2010

  • The novel measurement technology and patented optics built into the systems make them equally applicable to characterizing high concentration colloids and nanoparticles of all types, through to measurement of dilute proteins and macromolecules in their native state, requiring as little as 12 microlitres of sample.

    R&D Mag - News 2010

  • The novel measurement technology and patented optics built into the systems make them equally applicable to characterizing high concentration colloids and nanoparticles of all types, through to measurement of dilute proteins and macromolecules in their native state, requiring as little as 12 microlitres of sample.

    R&D Mag - News 2010

  • The devices generated roughly 160 microlitres of the hydrocarbons per hour per gram of their titania nanotubes, a rate at least 20 times higher than in previous studies done with ultraviolet light.

    Naturejobs - All Jobs 2009

  • The devices generated roughly 160 microlitres of the hydrocarbons per hour per gram of their titania nanotubes, a rate at least 20 times higher than in previous studies done with ultraviolet light.

    The Times of India 2009

  • The devices generated roughly 160 microlitres of the hydrocarbons per hour per gram of their titania nanotubes, a rate at least 20 times higher than in previous studies done with ultraviolet light.

    EcoEarth.Info Environment RSS Newsfeed 2009

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