milligram
[mil-i-gram]
- a unit of mass or weight equal to one thousandth of a gram, and equivalent to 0.0154 grain. Abbreviation: mg
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Also especially British, mil·li·gramme.
Origin of milligram
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Blaine groaned as his friend called for the equivalent of a milligram of radium.
The Copper-Clad WorldHarl Vincent
The masses commonly used are the milligram, gram and kilogram.
PhysicsWillis Eugene Tower
Sulphate of eserine is employed like eserine, internally under the form of granules containing up to one milligram.
Four milligrams of aconitine in the organs he studied, and they say one milligram is enough to kill.
The Trial of Callista BlakeEdgar Pangborn
One milligram of californium-252 will spontaneously produce over 10⁹ neutrons per second.
The Atomic FingerprintBernard Keisch
milligram
milligramme
- one thousandth of a gramSymbol: mg
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Word Origin
C19: from French
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milligram
(mĭl′ĭ-grăm′)- A metric unit of mass equal to one thousandth (10-3) of a gram.
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milligram
[mĭl′ĭ-grăm′]
- A unit of mass or weight in the metric system equal to 0.001 gram. See Table at measurement.
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