kg
abbreviation
kilogram; kilograms.
kg
1 Americanabbreviation
kG
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American
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kg.
3
American
abbreviation
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keg; kegs.
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kilogram; kilograms.
K.G.
4
American
abbreviation
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Knight of the Garter.
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(in police use) known gambler.
KG
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British
abbreviation
kg
2
British
abbreviation
kg
3
British
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symbol
kg
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For an adult with a healthy weight, the recommended daily amount of protein you should be eating is 0.75 grams per kg of body weight, according to the NHS.
From BBC ● Oct. 15, 2026
If you exercise a lot, and when you get older, you need more protein so you could have up to 2 grams per kg of body weight.
From BBC ● Oct. 15, 2026
Rather than disappearing completely, a black hole would leave behind a stable "remnant" with a predicted mass of about 9*10-41 kg.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 5, 2026
SpaceX’s workhorse launch vehicle can carry 22,500 kg to orbit at $3,289 a kilogram.
From MarketWatch ● May 21, 2026
The weight of each 55.9-cm. pipe was about 182 kg.; that of each 63.5-cm. pipe was about 216 kg.
From ASCE 1193: The Water-Works and Sewerage of Monterrey, N. L., Mexico The 4th article from the June, 1911, Volume LXXII, Transactions of the American Society of Civil Engineers. Paper No. 1193, Feb. 1, 1911. by George Robert Graham Conway
"Then they made me fight the lightest weight. I was 120 kg, he was 60 kg. He kicked my arse seven times," he said.
From Reuters ● Jul. 31, 2014
Its concern was anything but academic, since it has to decide whether to approve a license to export 12,261 kg. of Government-owned enriched uranium to fuel a reactor in India.
From Time Magazine Archive
Nurses there are working furiously to keep a 600 gm. baby girl alive, along with 1.2 kg. twin boys.
From Time Magazine Archive
When all has been added, the mixture, which has now become very thick, is stirred for two hours at 45-55'0, and poured into a crock containing 4 kg. of crushed ice.
From Organic Syntheses by James Bryant Conant
Parcels not exceeding 1 kg. in weight 17.158 12.163 " " 1-5 kg.
From The Development of Rates of Postage An Historical and Analytical Study by A. D. Smith
The women were identified as former contestants Jane Doe K.G. and Jane Doe K.N. of television game show “AAG,” which is believed to be a reference to Lythgoe’s short-lived “All American Girl.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 5, 2024
A work by famous Indian painter Ram Kumar is hung on the wall between the living and dining areas, another by renowned Indian artist K.G.
From Seattle Times ● Mar. 27, 2023
Your teammates from that team have said, “It’s K.G. who has to be the one who wants to talk to Ray.”
From New York Times ● Oct. 29, 2021
Allen was the granddaughter of Minneapolis activist, K.G.
From Fox News ● May 27, 2021
He was the third son of Thomas Howard, second Duke of Norfolk, K.G., who died 21 May, 1524, by his first wife Elizabeth, daughter and coheir of Sir Frederick Tilney.
From The Strife of the Roses and Days of the Tudors in the West by William Henry Hamilton Rogers
"I think KG is a lot more involved in social media. I'm pretty useless on my phone," Markram told reporters.
From Barron's ● Feb. 8, 2026
The emails are signed "A", with a signature that appears to read "HRH Duke of York KG".
From BBC ● Jan. 30, 2026
KG offered to handle deposits of up to $1 million in accounts that imitate “normal business transactions.”
From Salon ● Jun. 26, 2025
“I want KG , Shaq, and Kareem to walk me out,” Howard wrote.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 10, 2025
The company’s investors include Mitsubishi and Siemens, and WiTricity has a partnership to demo wireless charging on cars made by South Korea’s KG Mobility.
From Seattle Times ● Feb. 26, 2024
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