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milligram
[ mil-i-gram ]
noun
- a unit of mass or weight equal to one thousandth of a gram, and equivalent to 0.0154 grain. : mg
milligram
/ ˈɪɪˌɡæ /
noun
- one thousandth of a gram mg
milligram
- A unit of mass or weight in the metric system equal to 0.001 gram.
- See Table at measurement
Word History and Origins
Origin of milligram1
Word History and Origins
Origin of milligram1
Example Sentences
Under the watchful eye of doctors, Chris started by eating a fraction of a milligram of peanut powder mixed with yoghurt.
More than one-third of samples collected within the Eaton burn scar exceeded California’s health standard of 80 milligrams of lead per kilogram of soil, Roux found.
On 20 April after an international teleconference headed by the CAA, it was agreed that 2 milligrams of ash per cubic metre of air was an acceptable safe ash concentration.
As little as a two milligram dose of fentanyl - roughly the size of a pencil tip - can be fatal.
Most studies in this review gave olive leaf extract as a capsule, with daily doses of 500 milligrams to 5 grams for six to 48 weeks.
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