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mil⋅li⋅gram

  [mil-i-gram]
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–noun
a unit of mass or weight equal to one thousandth of a gram, and equivalent to 0.0154 grain. Abbreviation: mg
Also, especially British, mil⋅li⋅gramme.

Origin:
1800–10; < F milligramme. See milli-, -gram 2
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mil·li·gram   (mĭl'ĭ-grām')   
n.   Abbr. mg
A unit of mass equal to one thousandth (10-3) of a gram. See Table at measurement.
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Main Entry: mil·li·gram
Variant: or chiefly British mil·li·gramme /-"gram/
Function: noun
: one thousandth of agram —abbreviation mg
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milligram mil·li·gram (mĭl'ĭ-grām')
n.
Abbr. mg
A metric unit of mass equal to one thousandth (10-3) of a gram.

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