milligram
An SI unit of mass equal to 10⁻³ gramsAn SI unit of mass equal to 10⁻³ grams. Symbol: mg
» How many milligrams are you taking right now?
Wie viel Milligramm nehmen Sie im Moment? — jakov
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1 sensesAn SI unit of mass equal to 10⁻³ grams. Symbol: mg
Holonyms: gram < kilogram < megagram < gigagram
Meronyms: picogram < nanogram < microgram
Milligramm
миллигра́ммmilligrámm
- one thousandth (1/1,000) gram
Examples
4 sentencesHow many milligrams are you taking right now?
deWie viel Milligramm nehmen Sie im Moment? — jakov
The doctor gave the patient 25 milligrams of morphine.
10 millilitres of this syrup contains 30 milligrams of Dextromethorphan Hydrobromide.
There are 30 milligrams of Dextromethorphan Hydrobromide in every 10 millilitres of this syrup.
Translations
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Origin
Borrowed from French milligramme, equivalent to milli- + gram.Borrowed from French milligramme, equivalent to milli- + gram.
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Forms
plural: milligramsSynonyms
1 synonyms- one thousandth (1/1,000) gram:mg
Word family
2 related wordsSee also
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