What is a US teaspoon in milliliters?

A US teaspoon is exactly 4.92892159375 milliliters, often rounded to 4.93 milliliters.

What fields commonly use the dram as a volume unit?

The dram is primarily used in pharmacy, medicine, mixology, and historical contexts.

Why might conversions between drams and teaspoons require care?

Because the dram differs between US customary and Imperial systems, conversions may vary slightly.

How to Convert from Teaspoon (US) to Dram [dr]

Convert volume measurements from US teaspoons to drams using an easy online tool. Ideal for cooking, medicine, mixology, and historical research.

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What Is This Tool?

This converter allows you to translate volume amounts from US teaspoons to drams, a historical unit of liquid volume. It is designed for users needing to bridge contemporary measures with traditional or historical ones.

How to Use This Tool?

Enter the volume value in US teaspoons you wish to convert
Select the source unit as US teaspoon and the target unit as dram [dr]
Click convert to get the equivalent volume in drams
Use the result for your cooking, medical dosing, or historical measurement needs

Key Features

Converts US teaspoons to fluid drams based on their established volume relationship
Useful for cooking, baking, pharmacy, and mixology measurements
Supports understanding and applying historical and traditional volume units
Browser-based and easy to use without requiring additional software

Examples

Converting 2 teaspoons (US) results in 2.6666666666 drams [dr]
Converting 0.5 teaspoon (US) results in 0.66666666665 drams [dr]

Common Use Cases

Converting ingredient volumes in cooking and baking to historical units
Interpreting and converting small liquid doses in pharmaceutical prescriptions
Understanding and measuring volumes in traditional cocktail recipes
Translating old texts or labels that use pre-metric volume units

Tips & Best Practices

Confirm the context of measurement because drams differ between US customary and Imperial systems
Use the tool when working with recipes or prescriptions involving historical or traditional units
Double-check converted values if precise dosing or measurements are critical
Be aware that the dram is mainly used for small liquid volumes in specific fields

Limitations

The dram unit varies slightly between the US customary system and the Imperial system
It is a historical unit and is less commonly used in modern volume measurements
Decimal approximations may cause small rounding differences when converting very small quantities

Frequently Asked Questions

What is a US teaspoon in milliliters?: A US teaspoon is exactly 4.92892159375 milliliters, often rounded to 4.93 milliliters.
What fields commonly use the dram as a volume unit?: The dram is primarily used in pharmacy, medicine, mixology, and historical contexts.
Why might conversions between drams and teaspoons require care?: Because the dram differs between US customary and Imperial systems, conversions may vary slightly.

Key Terminology

Teaspoon (US): A US unit of volume equal to 1/6 of a US fluid ounce or exactly 4.92892159375 milliliters.
Dram [dr]: A historical liquid volume unit approximately equal to 1/8 of a fluid ounce, used mainly in pharmacy, medicine, and traditional recipes.
US Customary System: The measurement system used in the United States, differing in some units from the Imperial system.

Quick Knowledge Check

What is the conversion rate from US teaspoon to dram [dr]?

1 US teaspoon equals 2 drams

1 US teaspoon equals 1.3333 drams

1 US teaspoon equals 0.75 drams

In which field is the dram commonly used?

Pharmacy and medicine

Automobile engineering

Digital electronics

Why should users be cautious converting drams?

Because dram values differ between US and Imperial systems

Because teaspoons are metric units

Because drams are not used in any recipes

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