"nanogram" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: nanograms [plural]
Etymology: Etymology tree Ancient Greek νᾶνος (nânos)bor. Latin nānusbor. English nano- English gram English nanogram From nano- + gram. Etymology templates: {{ety|en|:af|nano-|gram|text=+|tree=1}} Etymology tree Ancient Greek νᾶνος (nânos)bor. Latin nānusbor. English nano- English gram English nanogram [Appendix:Glossary#loanword|Borrowed]] from", "terms" : [ { "gloss" : "dwarf", "children" : [ { "keyword_abbrev" : "bor.", "keyword_label" : "Borrowed from", "terms" : [ { "gloss" : "dwarf", "children" : [ ], "lang_name" : "Ancient Greek", "term" : "νᾶνος", "status" : "missing", "lang" : "grc" } ], "keyword" : "bor" } ], "lang_name" : "Latin", "term" : "nānus", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "la" } ], "keyword" : "bor" } ], "lang_name" : "English", "term" : "nano-", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "en" }, { "children" : [ ], "lang_name" : "English", "term" : "gram", "status" : "missing", "lang" : "en" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "is_group" : true, "keyword" : "affix" } ], "lang_name" : "English", "term" : "nanogram", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "en" }" data-lang="en" data-title="nanogram"> From nano- + gram. Head templates: {{en-noun}} nanogram (plural nanograms)
  1. (metrology) An SI unit of mass equal to 10⁻⁹ grams. Symbol: ng Wikidata QID: Q2282906 Derived forms: subnanogram Translations (Translations): nanogramme [masculine] (French), nanogrammo [masculine] (Italian), nanogramo [masculine] (Spanish), นาโนกรัม (Thai), nanôgam (Vietnamese)

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