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How to pronounce milligram in English?

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Type Words
Synonyms mg
Type of metric weight unit, weight unit

Examples of milligram

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There were no significant differences for people who took the 50 milligram dose.
From the sciencedaily.com
Each capsule contains 225 micrograms, so it would take four to equal 1 milligram.
From the suntimes.com
The House-passed version simply sets a 50-milligram standard pending the study.
From the sacbee.com
The prescription cefiximine 400 milligram tablets are available as of this month.
From the washingtonpost.com
Patients took 5 milligram doses of folic acid three times a day for six months.
From the newscientist.com
Merck says that a single 10 milligram shot may be enough to neutralise myostatin.
From the newscientist.com
All Fabs are expressed in milligram amounts per liter of cell culture supernatant.
From the nature.com
The recall doesn't affect the 80-milligram strength, according to the company.
From the orlandosentinel.com
Demand appears especially high for pure oxycodone that come in 30-milligram pills.
From the stltoday.com
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  • One thousandth (1/1,000) gram
  • The kilogram or kilogramme (SI unit symbol: kg), is the base unit of mass in the International System of Units (SI) (the Metric system) and is defined as being equal to the mass of the International Prototype of the Kilogram (IPK, also known as "La Grande K" or "Big K").
  • An SI unit of mass, equivalent to one thousandth of a gram. Symbol: mg
  • A measure of weight. A milligram is approximately 450,000 times smaller than a pound and 28,000 times smaller than an ounce.
  • A unit of measure used to show the amount of calcium and other vitamins and minerals in foods. There are 1,000 milligrams in a gram. One cup (8 ounces) of milk contains 300 milligrams of calcium.
  • A metric unit used to measure mass; 1 milligram = 0.001 gram. The abbreviation for milligram is "mg."
  • A unit of weight in the metric system. One thousand milligrams equal one gram.
  • The one-thousandth part of a gram. As a matter of convenience, the milligram is widely used as the unit for reporting gold weights in placer samples. There are 31,103 milligrams in a troy ounce. With gold at $35 per troy ounce, 1 milligram of fine gold is worth 0. ...
  • A unit of weight 1000 mg = I gram.