What does milligram mean?
Milligram means (metrology) An SI unit of mass equal to 10⁻³ grams. Symbol: mg.
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/ˈmɪlɪɡɹæm/ · noun
(metrology) An SI unit of mass equal to 10⁻³ grams. Symbol: mg.
Holonyms: gram < kilogram < megagram < gigagram
Meronyms: picogram < nanogram < microgram
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.
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.
Use milligram when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Milligram means (metrology) An SI unit of mass equal to 10⁻³ grams. Symbol: mg.
Common synonyms include mg.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
Holonyms: gram < kilogram < megagram < gigagram
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