Teaspoon

For other uses, see Teaspoon (disambiguation).

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A teaspoon (tsp.) is an item of cutlery. It is a small spoon that can be used to stir a cup of tea or coffee, or as a tool for measuring volume.[1][2] The size of teaspoons ranges from about 2.5 to 7.3 mL (0.088 to 0.257 imp fl oz; 0.085 to 0.247 US fl oz). For cooking purposes and dosing of medicine, a teaspoonful is defined as 5 mL (0.18 imp fl oz; 0.17 US fl oz), and standard measuring spoons are used.[3]

  1. ^ Marie O'Toole, ed. (6 June 2013). Mosby's Medical Dictionary, 9th edition. Elsevier Health Sciences. p. 1746. ISBN 978-0323112581.
  2. ^ Charles Sinclair (January 2009). Dictionary of Food: International Food and Cooking Terms from A to Z. A&C Black. ISBN 9781408102183.
  3. ^ "Spoons give wrong medicine doses". NHS UK. 15 July 2010. Archived from the original on 11 November 2020. Retrieved 21 February 2020.