Convert Teaspoon (UK) (tsp (UK)) to Drop (drop) instantly.
Teaspoon (UK) to Drop conversion
1 Teaspoon (UK) (tsp (UK)) = 118.38776 Drop (drop). To convert Teaspoon (UK) to Drop, multiply the value by 118.38776.
| Teaspoon (UK) (tsp (UK)) | Drop (drop) |
|---|---|
| 1 | 118.38776 |
| 2 | 236.77552 |
| 5 | 591.9388 |
| 10 | 1183.8776 |
| 25 | 2959.694 |
| 50 | 5919.388 |
| 100 | 11838.776 |
| 1000 | 118387.76 |
Frequently asked questions
How many Drop are in one Teaspoon (UK)?
One Teaspoon (UK) (tsp (UK)) equals 118.38776 Drop (drop).
How do I convert Teaspoon (UK) to Drop?
To convert Teaspoon (UK) to Drop, multiply the value by 118.38776.
What is 10 Teaspoon (UK) in Drop?
10 Teaspoon (UK) = 1183.8776 Drop.
About these units
Teaspoon (UK) (tsp (UK))
The UK teaspoon is defined as 5 milliliters, a value adopted in modern culinary and medical standards. Historically, however, its size varied considerably, often ranging from 4 to 6 mL depending on household spoons, region, or era. The modern 5 mL standardization brought consistency to recipes, pharmaceutical dosing instructions, and food labeling. Because teaspoons were once everyday household items rather than calibrated instruments, the move toward fixed metric equivalents significantly improved recipe reliability and medical accuracy. Despite the shift to SI units, the teaspoon endures as a culturally intuitive volume measure used in cooking and oral medication dosing, tying contemporary practice to long-standing domestic traditions.
Drop (drop)
The drop is one of the oldest fluid measures and originally referred simply to the amount of liquid that naturally forms at the end of a dripping vessel. Because drop size depends on viscosity, surface tension, temperature, and orifice size, early medicine found drops inconsistent and unreliable. Modern medicine and chemistry sometimes define a drop as 0.05 mL, but this is only a convention used for standardized droppers—real drops can vary significantly. Despite its imprecision, the drop survives in everyday language, aromatherapy, essential oils, and household instructions ("add a few drops"). It exemplifies humanity's earliest attempts to quantify small volumes before scientific instrumentation enabled precise micro-measurement.