What is a US tablespoon in milliliters?

A US tablespoon equals exactly 14.78676478125 milliliters, often rounded to 14.8 or 15 mL in cooking.

Where is the dram unit mainly used?

The dram is chiefly used in pharmacy, medicine, and historical contexts for specifying small liquid doses.

How many drams are in one US tablespoon?

One US tablespoon is equivalent to four drams [dr].

How to Convert from Tablespoon (US) to Dram [dr]?

Convert volumes from the US tablespoon unit to the dram [dr] unit easily. This tool helps translate culinary measures into historical and pharmaceutical liquid doses for accurate interpretations.

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Tablespoon (US) to Dram [dr] Conversion Table

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What Is This Tool?

This unit converter transforms volume measurements from the US tablespoon, a common culinary unit, into drams [dr], a historic liquid volume unit used mainly in pharmacy and mixology.

How to Use This Tool?

Enter the value in US tablespoons you wish to convert
Select tablespoons (US) as the from unit and dram [dr] as the to unit
Execute the conversion to get the equivalent volume in drams

Key Features

Converts US tablespoons to drams with a fixed ratio
Ideal for interpreting recipes and old prescriptions
Browser-based tool requiring no installation
Supports volume measurements in cooking and medicine

Examples

2 Tablespoons (US) equals 8 Drams [dr]
0.5 Tablespoon (US) is converted to 2 Drams [dr]

Common Use Cases

Measuring ingredients in American recipes using tablespoons then converting to drams
Dosing small liquid medicines following historic pharmaceutical prescriptions
Interpreting traditional cocktail recipes and bitters quantities
Converting legacy documents involving pre-metric liquid volume units

Tips & Best Practices

Use this converter for approximate culinary to historical dose conversions
Be aware of slight differences between US customary and Imperial dram volumes
Apply rounded tablespoon values carefully as these may affect dram accuracy

Limitations

Dram is an uncommon unit in modern scientific measurement
Conversion uses US customary dram, which differs somewhat from the Imperial system
Rounding of tablespoons in cooking can introduce minor conversion imprecisions

Frequently Asked Questions

What is a US tablespoon in milliliters?: A US tablespoon equals exactly 14.78676478125 milliliters, often rounded to 14.8 or 15 mL in cooking.
Where is the dram unit mainly used?: The dram is chiefly used in pharmacy, medicine, and historical contexts for specifying small liquid doses.
How many drams are in one US tablespoon?: One US tablespoon is equivalent to four drams [dr].

Key Terminology

Tablespoon (US): A US customary volume unit equal to half a US fluid ounce or about 14.8 mL, commonly used in cooking.
Dram [dr]: A historic liquid volume unit roughly one-eighth of a fluid ounce, used mainly in pharmacy, medicine, and old recipes.

Quick Knowledge Check

What volume does 1 US tablespoon correspond to in drams?

2 drams

4 drams

8 drams

In which field is the dram mostly encountered?

Cooking only

Pharmacy and medicine

Sports measurements

Which unit is slightly larger: US dram or Imperial dram?

US dram

Imperial dram

They are exactly equal

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