Treatment of Cross-eyed: For more treatment information about Cross-eyed, see treatment of Squint (Cross-eyed).
It can be used to indicate a smaller than average scale (microscopic scale), as opposed to prefixes mega and macro, which can be used to indicate a larger than average scale. Micro may refer to: 1  micro- (Âµ) a prefix in the SI and other systems of units denoting a factor of 10 â6 (one millionth). 2  MICRO Information Management System, an early set-theoretic database management system. 3  Micro programming language, a simple programming language used in teaching compiler construction techniques.
While the liter is the standard metric unit of volume, it's much too large to use in certain laboratory situations. Other common units include the milliliter and microliter. Microliter Definition. A microliter is a unit of volume equal to 1/1,000,000th of a liter (one-millionth). A microliter is one cubic millimeter. The symbol for microliter is Î¼l or Î¼L. 1 Î¼L = 10-6 L = 10-3 mL. Alternate Spellings: microlitre Plural: microliters, microlitres