microgram
1[ mahy-kruh-gram ]
/ ˈmaɪ krəˌgræm /
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noun
a unit of mass or weight equal to one millionth of a gram, used chiefly in microchemistry. Symbol: μg
Nearby words
microglia, microgliacyte, microglioma, microglossia, micrognathia, microgram, micrograph, micrographia, micrographics, micrography, microgravity
Also especially British, mi·cro·gramme.
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It was balanced to a microgram—to a millionth of the combined weight of three aspirin tablets.
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Medicine definitions for microgram
microgram
[ mī′krə-grăm′ ]
n.
A unit of weight equal to one-millionth (10-6) of a gram.
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