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Noun: cubic centimeter
Usage: US (elsewhere: cubic centimetre)
  1. A metric unit of volume equal to one thousandth of a liter
    "The medication dosage was 5 cubic centimeters";
    - milliliter [US], millilitre [Brit, Cdn], mil, ml, cubic centimetre [Brit, Cdn], cc [Brit]

Derived forms: cubic centimeters

Type of: metric capacity unit

Part of: centiliter [US], centilitre [Brit, Cdn], cl

Encyclopedia: Cubic centimeter