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  2. Litre - Wikipedia

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    The litre (Commonwealth spelling) or liter (American spelling) (SI symbols L and l, [1] other symbol used: ) is a metric unit of volume. It is equal to 1 cubic decimetre (dm 3 ), 1000 cubic centimetres (cm 3 ) or 0.001 cubic metres (m 3 ).

  3. International unit - Wikipedia

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    1 IU of rhEGF is defined as the potency of 0.001 μg of a rhEGF in the "91/530" standard vial. One manufacturer reports that its rhEGF is 1.4 times as potent as the 91/530 standard. [7] 12.5 IU of oxytocin is defined as the potency of 21 μg of pure peptide in the "76/575" standard vial. [8]

  4. Reference ranges for blood tests - Wikipedia

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    Still, the blood values are approximately equal between the arterial and venous sides for most substances, ... 1.0 [23] mg/L 0.6 [93] 3.0 [93] μmol/L Follicle ...

  5. Orders of magnitude (mass) - Wikipedia

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    The tonne (t) is an SI-compatible unit of mass equal to a megagram (Mg), or 10 3 kg. The unit is in common use for masses above about 10 3 kg and is often used with SI prefixes. For example, a gigagram ( Gg ) or 10 9 g is 10 3 tonnes, commonly called a kilotonne .

  6. Parts-per notation - Wikipedia

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    In fractions like "2 nanometers per meter" (2 n m / m = 2 nano = 2×10 −9 = 2 ppb = 2 × 0.000 000 001), so the quotients are pure-number coefficients with positive values less than or equal to 1. When parts-per notations, including the percent symbol (%), are used in regular prose (as opposed to mathematical expressions), they are still pure ...

  7. Molar concentration - Wikipedia

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    In chemistry, the most commonly used unit for molarity is the number of moles per liter, having the unit symbol mol/L or mol/dm 3 in SI units. A solution with a concentration of 1 mol/L is said to be 1 molar, commonly designated as 1 M or 1 M.

  8. Microgram - Wikipedia

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    In the metric system, a microgram or microgramme is a unit of mass equal to one millionth (1 × 10 −6) of a gram.The unit symbol is μg according to the International System of Units (SI); the recommended symbol in the United States and United Kingdom when communicating medical information is mcg.

  9. Drop (unit) - Wikipedia

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    Prior to the adoption of the unit of the minim in the early 19th century, the smallest unit of fluid measure in the Apothecaries' systems of the United States customary units and pre-1824 English units was, while inexact, presumed to be equal to ⁠ 1 / 60 ⁠ of a fluid dram or ⁠ 1 / 480 ⁠ of a fluid ounce.