hg
hectogram; hectograms.
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H.G.
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HG
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High German
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His ( or Her) Grace
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(formerly, in Britain) Home Guard
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Etymology
Origin of Hg
< New Latin hydrargyrum, for Latin hydrargyrus (by analogy with aurum, argentum, etc.) < Greek hydrárgyros literally, liquid silver ( hydr- hydr- 1 + árgyros silver)
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Also the name of the person from whom the original MS. was purchased—“Tad hg O’Cuinn bachelor in physic.”
From The Old English Herbals by Rohde, Eleanour Sinclair
Lay off kf, hg, horizontal and equal to l.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Part 3 "Brescia" to "Bulgaria" by Various
In the region of the posterior appendages, pa, the section passes through the hindgut, hg, and allantois, al.
From Development of the Digestive Canal of the American Alligator by Reese, C. M.
They used this information to model lifetime health outcomes, including heart attack, stroke, and heart failure, for patients with systolic blood pressure targets of <120 mm Hg, <130 mm Hg, and <140 mm Hg.
From Science Daily ● Apr. 16, 2026
As part of the deal, Hg will acquire all outstanding shares, including those held by KKR, which took OneStream public in 2024.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 6, 2026
A spokesperson for Hg declined to comment in an email to Barron’s.
From Barron's ● Jan. 6, 2026
Financial-software company OneStream said Tuesday that Hg had agreed to take the firm private as a majority voting shareholder through its Saturn Fund.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 6, 2026
The T-shirt inside had the word “Freddie” above the box from the periodic table that contains the atomic symbol Hg.
From "Odd One Out" by Nic Stone
According to NHS Wales, about one to three of every 100 pregnant women get HG, although it may go unreported.
From BBC ● Jan. 21, 2026
Dr Georgina Forbes, a specialist doctor in sexual and reproductive health, said she knew from her own experience how devastating HG can be for patients.
From BBC ● Jan. 21, 2026
Quantum Capital Group, a private-equity firm in Houston, raised such a continuation fund about two years ago to hold on to its portfolio company HG Energy.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 14, 2026
Sarah said she was "still devastated" about the decision she felt that she had to make when she chose to end her pregnancy due to the severity of HG.
From BBC ● Dec. 10, 2025
When the gas passes out of this and upward into the burner, it induces a current of air up through the holes, HG, and carries it along with it.
From Scientific American Supplement, No. 417, December 29, 1883 by Various
Another famous one-time resident was the author H.G.
From BBC ● Feb. 13, 2026
They ran a small but well-regarded school; one of their teachers was a young H.G.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 9, 2026
His most recent novel is “The Haunting of H.G. Wells.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 3, 2025
But the concept of these beings acting maliciously is a relatively new one, which really took hold at the turn of the 19th Century thanks to H.G.
From Salon ● Oct. 28, 2023
He resigned this position, however, in favour of H.G.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 2 "Ehud" to "Electroscope" by Various
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