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1/1000 of a milliliter is a microliter. Note 1/1000th of the prefix 'milli' = prefix 'micro'. Milli means 1/1,000 Micro means 1/1,000,000
Any unit prefixed with the word milli- indicates one thousandth of the main unit. Any unit prefixed with the word micro- indicates one millionth of the main unit. Therefore, 125 of any unit prefixed with milli-, such as milligrams or millimetres, is more than 112 of the same unit prefixed with micro-, for example, micrograms or micrometres.
0.001 = milli 0.000 001 = micro 0.000 000 001 = nano 0.000 000 000 001 = pico
1000. The prefix milli means "one thousandth of a" just like the prefix micro means "one millionth of a". So if a milligram is one thousandth of a gram the there are 1000 of them in one gram.
the prefix is Centi from the Greek language the word Millimeter's prefix is Milli