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milligram

[ mil-i-gram ]

noun

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


milligram

/ ˈmɪlɪˌɡræm /

noun

  1. one thousandth of a gram mg
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


milligram

/ mĭlĭ-grăm′ /

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


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Word History and Origins

Origin of milligram1

From the French word milligramme, dating back to 1800–10. See milli-, -gram 2
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Word History and Origins

Origin of milligram1

C19: from French
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Example Sentences

Other potential culprits include the loss of as much as 150 milligrams per hour of calcium through sweating, and chronic inflammation and elevated stress hormones due to overtraining, which might interfere with bone repair.

Increasing the amount of the enzyme from 1 milligram per gram of PET to 3 milligrams made it even more efficient — breaking down about 90 percent of the plastic.

Previous experiments have involved objects with masses of hundreds of milligrams or more.

“If they were ten-milligram tablets, she would have taken ten to twenty of them,” Ballard quoted Francisco.

One milligram of californium-252 will spontaneously produce over 10⁹ neutrons per second.

If after a second trial the loss is the same, or only increased by a milligram, the determination is finished.

They lose slightly in weight when in use, but the loss is uniform, and averages half a milligram per month when in daily use.

They are always weighed on the balance with a counterpoise, but no attempt is made to weigh them closer than to 0.5 milligram.

The masses commonly used are the milligram, gram and kilogram.

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