kg
abbreviation
kilogram; kilograms.
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kG
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keg; kegs.
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kilogram; kilograms.
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Knight of the Garter.
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(in police use) known gambler.
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kg
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SpaceX’s workhorse launch vehicle can carry 22,500 kg to orbit at $3,289 a kilogram.
From MarketWatch • May 21, 2026
Average body weight was 99.0 kg, average BMI was 36.6 kg/m², and average waist circumference was 115 cm.
From Science Daily • May 11, 2026
"An electric car contains 80 kg of copper, compared with 20 kg in a conventional one," he notes, while "a wind turbine contains between four and ten tons of copper per megawatt."
From Barron's • Apr. 3, 2026
It weighs less than 2 kg, and may have a silver metal collar attached at one end.
From BBC • Feb. 6, 2026
The ratio of paddy straw to mushroom spawn should be 1 kg "prepared" straw to 4% spawn.
From Free from School by Alvares, Rahul
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