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microgram

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Wiktionary

noun

Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *mey-der.? Ancient Greek μικρός (mikrós)der. English micro- English gram English microgram From micro- + gram.

  1. An SI unit of mass equal to 10⁻⁶ grams. Symbol: μg A unit of mass equal to one millionth of a gram, or 0.000 001 grams.

    Holonyms: milligram < gram < kilogram < megagram < gigagram

    Meronyms: picogram < nanogram