milligram

[ mil-i-gram ]

/ ˈmɪl ɪˌgræm /

noun

a unit of mass or weight equal to one thousandth of a gram, and equivalent to 0.0154 grain. Abbreviation: mg

Words nearby milligram

milliequivalent, millier, millifarad, milligal, milligan, milligram, milligram-hour, millihenry, millikan, millilambert, milliliter

Also especially British, mil·li·gramme.

Origin of milligram

From the French word milligramme, dating back to 1800–10. See milli-, -gram²

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Examples from the Web for milligram

One milligram of californium-252 will spontaneously produce over 10⁹ neutrons per second.
The Atomic Fingerprint|Bernard Keisch
Four milligrams of aconitine in the organs he studied, and they say one milligram is enough to kill.
The Trial of Callista Blake|Edgar Pangborn
The masses commonly used are the milligram, gram and kilogram.
Physics|Willis Eugene Tower
Blaine groaned as his friend called for the equivalent of a milligram of radium.
The Copper-Clad World|Harl Vincent

Sulphate of eserine is employed like eserine, internally under the form of granules containing up to one milligram.
Cooley's Cyclopdia of Practical Receipts and Collateral Information in the Arts, Manufactures, Professions, and Trades..., Sixth Edition, Volume I|Arnold Cooley

British Dictionary definitions for milligram

milligram

milligramme

/ (ˈmɪlɪˌɡræm) /

noun

one thousandth of a gramSymbol: mg

Word Origin for milligram

C19: from French

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Medicine definitions for milligram

milligram

[ mĭl′ĭ-grăm′ ]

n.

A metric unit of mass equal to one thousandth (10-3) of a gram.

Science definitions for milligram

milligram

[ mĭl′ĭ-grăm′ ]

A unit of mass or weight in the metric system equal to 0.001 gram. See Table at measurement.