Millimole per liter (mmol/L)
One millimole per liter (mM): exactly 1 mol/m³. Used for blood glucose outside the US.
What is a millimole per liter?
- Symbol
- mmol/L
- Quantity
- Molar Concentration
- Unit system
- SI-accepted
- Definition
- One millimole per liter (mM): exactly 1 mol/m³. Used for blood glucose outside the US.
- Exact
- Yes, the value is exact by definition
- Source
- SI Brochure, 9th edition (BIPM, 2019)
Common applications
Used for blood glucose, electrolytes and cholesterol in lab reports outside the United States, and for buffers in biology.
Millimole per liter in other molar concentration units
- 1 mmol/L = 1 mol/m³Mole per cubic meter
- 1 mmol/L = 0.001 mol/LMillimole per liter to Mole per liter (molar) converter
- 1 mmol/L = 1000 µmol/LMillimole per liter to Micromole per liter converter
- 1 mmol/L = 1000000 nmol/LNanomole per liter
- 1 mmol/L = 1000000000 pmol/LPicomole per liter
Millimole per liter quick reference
| Millimole per liter | Mole per liter (molar) | Micromole per liter | Mole per cubic meter |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 mmol/L | = 0.001 mol/L | = 1000 µmol/L | = 1 mol/m³ |
| 10 mmol/L | = 0.01 mol/L | = 10000 µmol/L | = 10 mol/m³ |
| 100 mmol/L | = 0.1 mol/L | = 100000 µmol/L | = 100 mol/m³ |
| 1000 mmol/L | = 1 mol/L | = 1000000 µmol/L | = 1000 mol/m³ |
Where the millimole per liter fits
The next smaller molar concentration unit is the micromole per liter (µmol/L). 1 mmol/L = 1000 µmol/L, and 1 µmol/L = 0.001 mmol/L.
The next larger molar concentration unit is the mole per liter (mol/L). 1 mmol/L = 0.001 mol/L, and 1 mol/L = 1000 mmol/L.
Frequently asked questions
- How many moles per liter are in one millimole per liter?
- One millimole per liter = 0.001 mol/L (moles per liter).
- How many micromoles per liter are in one millimole per liter?
- One millimole per liter = 1000 µmol/L (micromoles per liter).
- How many moles per cubic meter are in one millimole per liter?
- One millimole per liter = 1 mol/m³ (moles per cubic meter).