milligram
a unit of mass or weight equal to one thousandth of a gram, and equivalent to 0.0154 grain. Abbreviation: mg
Origin of milligram
1- Also especially British, mil·li·gramme .
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How to use milligram in a sentence
According to Einöther, research is conflicted about the benefits of caffeine over 100 milligrams.
The average American eats 33 pounds of cheese and 70 pounds of sugar annually and 8,500 milligrams of salt a day.
I have the one with common measure equivalents--how many milligrams in a teaspoon, how many teaspoons in a cup.
Prices start at just $15 for a package advertised at between 250 and 500 milligrams of the drug.
Did Bath Salts Spark Miami’s Gruesome ‘Zombie’ Attack? | Jacqui Goddard | May 29, 2012 | THE DAILY BEASTA can of Red Bull contains 80 milligrams of caffeine, about the same as are in a regular cup of brewed coffee.
Weigh, and make a prominent note of the result in the assay book, as so many milligrams of silver contained in 100 grams of lead.
A Textbook of Assaying: For the Use of Those Connected with Mines. | Cornelius Beringer and John Jacob BeringerThe average of the three results is 3.9 milligrams from the 100 grams of ore.
A Textbook of Assaying: For the Use of Those Connected with Mines. | Cornelius Beringer and John Jacob BeringerOn the other hand with a charge of two assay tons the milligrams need halving.
A Textbook of Assaying: For the Use of Those Connected with Mines. | Cornelius Beringer and John Jacob BeringerAn advantage of this modification is that an excess of 15 milligrams may be determined as easily and exactly as 5.
A Textbook of Assaying: For the Use of Those Connected with Mines. | Cornelius Beringer and John Jacob BeringerEven if half an assay ton has been taken the only calculation needed is multiplying the milligrams by two.
A Textbook of Assaying: For the Use of Those Connected with Mines. | Cornelius Beringer and John Jacob Beringer
British Dictionary definitions for milligram
milligramme
/ (ˈmɪlɪˌɡræm) /
one thousandth of a gram: Symbol: mg
Origin of milligram
1Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
Scientific definitions for milligram
[ mĭl′ĭ-grăm′ ]
A unit of mass or weight in the metric system equal to 0.001 gram. See Table at measurement.
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