A unit of mass equal to one thousandth (10 -3) of a gram.
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mil·li·gram (mĭl'ĭ-grăm') ![]() |
A unit of mass equal to one thousandth (10 -3) of a gram.
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One-thousandth (10−3) of a gram; equivalent of 0.015432 grain avoirdupois or apothecaries’ weight; abbreviated mg.
| Unit Conversions: milligrams |
To convert from milligrams to:
grains,
multiply by .01543236.
grams,
multiply by .001.
Related measurements:
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A biologist will often weigh minute pieces of tissue to the nearest milligram.
| Translations: Milligram |
Français (French)
n. - milligramme
Deutsch (German)
n. - Milligramm
Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - χιλιοστόγραμμο
Italiano (Italian)
milligrammo
Português (Portuguese)
n. - miligrama (m)
Español (Spanish)
n. - miligramo
Svenska (Swedish)
n. - milligram
中文(简体)(Chinese (Simplified))
毫克, 千分之一公分
中文(繁體)(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 毫克, 千分之一公分
한국어 (Korean)
n. - 밀리그램(1000분의 1그램)
العربيه (Arabic)
(الاسم) ملجرام واحد بالألف من الجرام
עברית (Hebrew)
n. - מיליגרם (אלפית הגרם)
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