"microgram" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: micrograms [plural]
Etymology: micro- + gram Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|micro|gram}} micro- + gram Head templates: {{en-noun}} microgram (plural micrograms)
  1. (metrology) 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. Categories (topical): Metrology, SI units Synonyms: μg, mcg, ug, gamma, micro-gram, micro-gramme, microgramme Translations (µg): মাইক্রোগ্রাম (maikrōgram) (Bengali), microgram [masculine] (Catalan), 微克 (wēikè) (Chinese Mandarin), mikrogram [masculine] (Czech), mikrogramma (Finnish), microgramme [masculine] (French), Mikrogramm [neuter] (German), μικρογραμμάριο (mikrogrammário) [neuter] (Greek), míkrógramm [neuter] (Icelandic), microgrammo [masculine] (Italian), マイクログラム (maikurogramu) (Japanese), mikrogram [neuter] (Norwegian Bokmål), mikrogram [neuter] (Norwegian Nynorsk), mikrogram [masculine] (Polish), micrograma [masculine] (Portuguese), микрогра́мм (mikrográmm) [masculine] (Russian), microgramo [masculine] (Spanish), mikrogram [neuter] (Swedish), మైక్రోగ్రాము (maikrōgrāmu) (Telugu), ไมโครกรัม (Thai), micrôgam (Vietnamese)

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