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1 1/3

English translation: 20 ml

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English term or phrase:1 1/3
Selected answer:20 ml
Entered by: Charles Davis

09:16 Mar 26, 2014
English language (monolingual) [PRO]
Medical - Medical: Pharmaceuticals / clinical trials
English term or phrase: 1 1/3
Blood samples taken throughout the study at various time points:
..
1 1/3 tbsp [20 mL] each
[how much is 1 1/3?]
kgas
Poland
Local time: 12:29
20 ml
Explanation:
The answer is in the text. As has been said in the discussion, 1 tbsp (tablespoonful) is officially equivalent to 15 ml in the United States, and strange though it may seem it is officially recognised as a pharmaceutical unit in that country:

"15 mL = 15 cc = 3 tsp = 1 tablespoon (tbl or Tbsp)"
http://www.pharmacy.ca.gov/publications/measuring_liquid_med...

"1 1/3" means one plus one third: one and a third. One tablespoonful is 15ml, so a third of a tablespoonful is 5 ml, making 20 ml in all: this metric equivalent is given in square brackets in your text.

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Note added at 21 mins (2014-03-26 09:38:04 GMT)
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The abbreviation for millilitres can be written as ml or mL, but the latter is recommended, at least in the US. In any case, it should be separated from the figure: so 20 mL, or alternatively 20 ml, but not 20ml or 20mL.

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Note added at 42 mins (2014-03-26 09:58:14 GMT)
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Adding a note of explanation has unfortunately taken me from the front to the back of the queue :) Perhaps I should have left well alone!
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Charles Davis
Spain
Local time: 12:29
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SUMMARY OF ALL EXPLANATIONS PROVIDED
5 +720 ml
Charles Davis
4 +41⅓ tbsp = 1.33 × 15 ml = 20 ml
Tony M
4 +120 ml
acetran


Discussion entries: 2





  

Answers


18 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +4
1⅓ tbsp = 1.33 × 15 ml = 20 ml


Explanation:
A 'standard' tablespoon is 15 ml, so 1⅓ times that comes out at the 20 ml as stated.

Tony M
France
Local time: 12:29
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 16

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Jack Doughty
13 mins
  -> Thanks, Jack!
agree  Edith Kelly
19 mins
  -> Thanks, Edith!
agree  Jean-Claude Gouin
5 hrs
  -> Merci, J-C ! :-)
agree  Lirka
6 hrs
  -> Thanks, lirka!
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19 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
20 ml


Explanation:
1 1/3 tbsp = 20 ml as metioned in the brackets.

Also, 1 tbsp. - 15 ml.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tablespoon

acetran
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in HindiHindi, Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 10

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Jean-Claude Gouin: 'mentioned' and not 'metioned' ...
5 hrs
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17 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +7
20 ml


Explanation:
The answer is in the text. As has been said in the discussion, 1 tbsp (tablespoonful) is officially equivalent to 15 ml in the United States, and strange though it may seem it is officially recognised as a pharmaceutical unit in that country:

"15 mL = 15 cc = 3 tsp = 1 tablespoon (tbl or Tbsp)"
http://www.pharmacy.ca.gov/publications/measuring_liquid_med...

"1 1/3" means one plus one third: one and a third. One tablespoonful is 15ml, so a third of a tablespoonful is 5 ml, making 20 ml in all: this metric equivalent is given in square brackets in your text.

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Note added at 21 mins (2014-03-26 09:38:04 GMT)
--------------------------------------------------

The abbreviation for millilitres can be written as ml or mL, but the latter is recommended, at least in the US. In any case, it should be separated from the figure: so 20 mL, or alternatively 20 ml, but not 20ml or 20mL.

--------------------------------------------------
Note added at 42 mins (2014-03-26 09:58:14 GMT)
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Adding a note of explanation has unfortunately taken me from the front to the back of the queue :) Perhaps I should have left well alone!

Charles Davis
Spain
Local time: 12:29
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 24
Grading comment
Selected automatically based on peer agreement.

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Tony M
1 min
  -> Thanks, Tony!
agree  Coqueiro
2 mins
  -> Thanks, Coqueiro!
agree  luskie
2 mins
  -> Thanks, luskie!
agree  Armorel Young
39 mins
  -> Thanks, Armorel!
agree  Ashutosh Mitra
1 hr
  -> Thanks, Ashutosh!
agree  Jean-Claude Gouin: 20 ml but NEVER 20ml, 20mls,20 MLS, etc.
6 hrs
  -> Absolutely! I noticed I had invertently put 15ml without a space, which is why I added my note. Thanks!
agree  Phong Le
19 hrs
  -> Thanks, Phong Le :)
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