microgram

(mī'krō-grăm')
n.
A unit of mass equal to one thousandth (10 ^-3) of a milligram or one millionth (10 ^-6) of a gram.

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One-thousandth part of a milligram, and hence 1 millionth part of a gram; symbol μg (occasionally mcg, and the obsolete symbol γ is sometimes used).

To convert from micrograms to:

grams, multiply by 1E-06.

Convert:  Into:  grams

Result:

1. symbol: μg or (esp. in pharmacy) mcg; a unit of mass equal to 10⁻⁹ kilogram or 10⁻⁶ gram; formerly called gamma (symbol: γ).
2. an alternative name (sometimes) for micrograph.

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One-millionth (10⁻⁶) gram, or one-thousandth (10⁻³) milligram; abbreviated μg.

For a list of words related to microgram, see:

• Metric System - microgram: ug; one-millionth part of gram, used primarily in chemistry

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See words rhyming with "microgram."

Dansk (Danish)
n. - mikrogram

Français (French)
n. - microgramme

Deutsch (German)
n. - Mikrogramm

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - μικρογραμμάριο

Italiano (Italian)
microgramma

Português (Portuguese)
n. - micrograma (f)

Русский (Russian)
одна миллионная грамма

Español (Spanish)
n. - microgramo

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - mikrogram

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
百万分之一公克, 微克

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 百萬分之一公克, 微克

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 마이크로 그램(100만분의 1그램)

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - マイクログラム, 顕微鏡写真

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮מיליונית הגרם, צילום שצולם במיקרוסקופ‬

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