What is a minim (US)?

A minim (US) is a traditional apothecaries' liquid volume unit equal to 1/60 of a US fluid dram or 1/480 of a US fluid ounce, used historically in pharmacy and medicine to measure very small liquid doses.

Is the UK cup an official measurement unit?

No, the UK cup is a culinary volume measure commonly used in British recipes but it is not an official Imperial or SI unit and its exact value is not standardized.

Why convert minim (US) to cup (UK)?

This conversion helps translate very small liquid medication doses into common cooking volumes, useful for adapting old medical doses into food recipes or converting pharmaceutical volumes into household measures.

How to Convert from Minim (US) to Cup (UK)?

Learn how to convert volume from minim (US), a small apothecaries' liquid measure, to cup (UK), a common culinary volume unit in British recipes. Understand the definitions, uses, and conversion process.

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What Is This Tool?

This tool is designed to convert volumes from minim (US), a traditional small liquid unit used in pharmacy and medicine, into cup (UK), a cooking volume measure commonly used in British recipes. It helps users translate very small medical doses into culinary volumes.

How to Use This Tool?

Enter the numerical volume in minim (US) you wish to convert.
Select minim (US) as the starting unit and cup (UK) as the target unit.
Click the convert button to get the equivalent volume in cup (UK).
Review the output and use it for recipe adaptation or dose interpretation.

Key Features

Converts volume from minim (US) to cup (UK).
Based on a defined conversion rate specific to these units.
Facilitates interpretation of historical pharmaceutical measures.
Supports adapting medical doses to cooking measurements.
Browser-based and easy to use without additional software.

Examples

10 Minim (US) converts to approximately 0.002168422 Cup (UK).
100 Minim (US) converts to about 0.02168422 Cup (UK).

Common Use Cases

Adapting historical apothecaries' liquid medication doses into modern cooking volumes.
Interpreting and converting old pharmaceutical records into culinary measurements.
Converting very small liquid volume doses to household cooking units for recipes.
Translating between informal cooking cups and liquid medicine measures.

Tips & Best Practices

Keep in mind the UK cup is not a standardized measure and can vary in value.
Use the conversion for approximate guidance rather than precise scientific calculations.
Be cautious when converting very small minim volumes to cups due to tiny resulting values.
Double-check conversions when adapting important historical or medical formulas into recipes.

Limitations

The UK cup's value is not fixed and may differ between sources or recipes.
Minim units represent very small volumes, making cup equivalents very small decimals.
Conversion accuracy is affected by the approximate nature of the UK cup and rounding.
Use with caution for applications requiring high precision or legal standard measurements.

Frequently Asked Questions

What is a minim (US)?: A minim (US) is a traditional apothecaries' liquid volume unit equal to 1/60 of a US fluid dram or 1/480 of a US fluid ounce, used historically in pharmacy and medicine to measure very small liquid doses.
Is the UK cup an official measurement unit?: No, the UK cup is a culinary volume measure commonly used in British recipes but it is not an official Imperial or SI unit and its exact value is not standardized.
Why convert minim (US) to cup (UK)?: This conversion helps translate very small liquid medication doses into common cooking volumes, useful for adapting old medical doses into food recipes or converting pharmaceutical volumes into household measures.

Key Terminology

Minim (US): A small apothecaries' liquid volume unit historically used in medicine, equal to 1/60 of a US fluid dram or about 61.6115 microliters.
Cup (UK): A culinary measure used in British cooking, commonly treated as 250 milliliters, but not officially standardized or part of the Imperial system.
Conversion Rate: The fixed numeric value used to convert between two units, here 1 Minim (US) equals approximately 0.0002168422 Cup (UK).

Quick Knowledge Check

Which unit is traditionally used in pharmacy for very small liquid volumes?

Cup (UK)

Minim (US)

Liter

What is true about the UK cup unit?

It is an official SI unit

It is a culinary volume measure with no standardized value

It equals exactly 240 milliliters

Why might you convert minim (US) to cup (UK)?

To prepare large industrial batches

To adapt historical medication doses to cooking recipes

To calculate scientific drug formulas

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