different between dessertspoonful vs dessertspoon

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dessertspoon +? -ful

dessertspoonful (plural dessertspoonfuls or dessertspoonsful)

dessert +? spoon

dessertspoon (plural dessertspoons)

An item of cutlery; a spoon, larger than a teaspoon and smaller than a tablespoon, used for eating dessert.
A unit of measure, being equivalent to two teaspoons or two-thirds of a tablespoon, or approximately 10 millilitres; a dessertspoonful.
More generally, that volume of a substance which is contained within a dessert spoon.

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