milligram

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milligram

  • /ˈmɪlɪɡɹæm/ US

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Borrowed from French milligramme, equivalent to milli- + gram.

noun milligrams · milligramme

  1. An SI unit of mass equal to 10⁻³ grams. Symbol: mg Holonyms: gram < kilogram < megagram < gigagram

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noun milligram

Españolmiligramo
한국어밀리그램 milligeuraem
日本語ミリグラム miriguramu
中文毫克 háokè
हिन्दीमिलीग्राम milīgrām
Portuguêsmiligrama
Françaismilligramme
DeutschMilligramm
Italianomilligrammo
Ελληνικάχιλιοστόγραμμο chiliostógrammo
Românămiligram
Русскиймиллигра́мм milligrámm
Tiếng Việtmiligam
العربيةمِلِّيغْرَام millīḡrām

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@misc{milligram_2026,
  title = {milligram},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/milligram},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}