Convert volume units — liters, gallons, cups, milliliters, cubic meters, pints, quarts.
| Unit | Name | Value |
|---|---|---|
| L | Liter | 0.001 |
| m³ | Cubic Meter | 0.000001 |
| gal(US) | US Gallon | 0.00026417218 |
| gal(UK) | UK Gallon | 0.00021996925 |
| qt | US Quart | 0.0010566881 |
| pt | US Pint | 0.0021133785 |
| cup | US Cup | 0.0042267571 |
| fl oz | Fluid Ounce | 0.033814057 |
Common milliliter values converted to us pint — factor: 1 mL = 0.002113 pt
| Milliliter (mL) | US Pint (pt) | Context |
|---|---|---|
| 1 mL | 0.002113 pt | Eyedrop |
| 5 mL | 0.01057 pt | Teaspoon |
| 10 mL | 0.02113 pt | Tablespoon |
| 15 mL | 0.0317 pt | Tablespoon |
| 30 mL | 0.0634 pt | Shot glass |
| 60 mL | 0.1268 pt | Double shot |
| 100 mL | 0.2113 pt | Half cup |
| 150 mL | 0.317 pt | Half cup |
| 240 mL | 0.5072 pt | One cup |
| 355 mL | 0.7502 pt | Soda can |
| 500 mL | 1.057 pt | Water bottle |
| 750 mL | 1.585 pt | Wine bottle |
| 1,000 mL | 2.113 pt | One liter |
| 1,500 mL | 3.17 pt | Large bottle |
| 3,785 mL | 7.999 pt | One gallon |
Converting milliliter to us pint comes up frequently in cooking, chemistry, medicine, and engineering. A recipe written in metric units may need to be adapted for a kitchen using us pint, or a laboratory protocol may specify volumes in milliliter that need to be measured with equipment calibrated in us pint.
In everyday use, knowing that 5 mL = 0.01057 pt and 10 mL = 0.02113 pt covers most common situations. For bulk calculations, 100 mL = 0.2113 pt is a useful anchor. The reverse conversion — us pint back to milliliter — uses the factor 473.2, so 1 pt = 473.2 mL.
All conversions use the internationally recognized factor of exactly 1 mL = 0.002113 pt. Calculations are performed in IEEE 754 double-precision floating point, giving accuracy to at least 8 significant figures — more than sufficient for any practical application.
Formula: US Pint = Milliliter × 0.0021133785
Multiply any milliliter value by 0.0021133785 to get us pint. One milliliter equals 0.0021133785 pt.
Reverse: Milliliter = US Pint × 473.176
1 mL = 0.0021133785 pt. Memorize this for instant mental estimates.
Use 0.0021 as a quick mental factor. Multiply your milliliters value by this to estimate US pints.
To verify: multiply your result by 473.176 to recover the original mL value.
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Pipettes reagents, prepares serial dilutions, and calibrates instruments using mL graduations.
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The milliliter is one-thousandth of a liter, in use since the metric system was codified in France in 1795. The milli- prefix (from Latin mille, thousand) was standardized as part of the original SI prefix system.
Milliliters are the workhorse of medicine and cooking: syringes, dropper bottles, and nutritional labels all rely on mL for precise small-volume measurement. A standard US teaspoon is approximately 4.929 mL.
Interesting fact: The milliliter is numerically identical to the cubic centimeter (cm³), so 1 mL = 1 cm³ exactly. This equivalence is widely used in medicine, where a 5 cc syringe holds exactly 5 mL.
The US liquid pint is one-eighth of a US gallon, exactly 16 fluid ounces or 473.176 mL. Its name comes from Old French pinte. The pint has been a standard tavern measure since at least the 14th century.
Pints remain the defining unit for beer serving sizes in many countries. A US pint is 16 fl oz, while the UK pint is 568 mL. Blood banks measure donations in pints.
Interesting fact: 'A pint's a pound, the world around' is a US mnemonic. A pint of water weighs approximately one pound (actually 1.043 lb).