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microgram

[mahy-kruh-gram]

mi·cro·gram

1[mahy-kruh-gram]
noun
a unit of mass or weight equal to one millionth of a gram, used chiefly in microchemistry. Symbol: μg
Also, especially British, mi·cro·gramme.


Origin:
1885–90; micro- + -gram2

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Microgram is always a great word to know.
So is interrobang. Does it mean:
a printed punctuation mark (‽), available only in some typefaces, designed to combine the question mark (?) and the exclamation point (!), indicating a mixture of query and interjection, as after a rhetorical question.
an extraordinary or unusual thing, person, or event; an exceptional example or instance.
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mi·cro·gram

2[mahy-kruh-gram]
noun
micrograph (def. 2).

Origin:
micro- + -gram1
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microgram mi·cro·gram (mī'krə-grām')
n.

Abbr. μg A unit of weight equal to one-millionth (10-6) of a gram.

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