milligram
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See also: mil·ligram and milli-gram
English
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Borrowed from French milligramme, equivalent to milli- + gram.
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]milligram (plural milligrams)
- (metrology) An SI unit of mass equal to 10−3 grams. Symbol: mg
- 2024 March 11, Jocelyn Solis-Moreira, “Dark roasted and dangerous: Everything you should know about caffeine intoxication”, in CNN[1]:
- The US Food and Drug Administration defines this limit as anything more than 400 milligrams of caffeine daily for healthy adults. This is equivalent to four or five cups of coffee.
- 2025 March 29, Kristen Rogers, “Over half of US states are trying to eliminate food dyes. Here’s what you can do now”, in CNN[2]:
- Blue No. 1 and yellow No. 6 may also be toxic to some human cells. And as little as 1 milligram of yellow dye No. 5 may cause irritability, restlessness and sleep disturbances for sensitive children.
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Dutch
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Borrowed from French milligramme, equivalent to milli- + gram.
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]milligram n or m (plural milligrammen)
- milligramme, milligram (0.001 gramme)
Tatar
[edit]Noun
[edit]milligram
Declension
[edit] declension of milligram
Nominative | milligram |
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Genitive | milligramnıñ |
Dative | milligramga |
Accusative | milligramnı |
Locative | milligramda |
Ablative | milligramnan |
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