lambda (λ)

A unit of capacity, = 1 microliter.

According to the current national standard in the United States¹, the lambda is not to be used. The cubic millimeter should be used instead.

BIPM.
Proc.-Verbeaux Com. Int. Poids et Mesures, 1880, page 30.

1. IEEE/ASTM SI 10™-2002.
American National Standard for Use of the International System of Units (SI): The Modern Metric System.
New York: IEEE, 30 December 2002.

See Section 3.3.3.

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