Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A unit of mass equal to one thousandth (10−3) of a gram.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun The thousandth part of a gram, equal to 0.015432, + or about , of a grain.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun A measure of weight, in the metric system, being the thousandth part of a gram, equal to the weight of a cubic millimeter of water, or .01543 of a grain avoirdupois.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun An
SI unit ofmass , equivalent to one thousandth of agram . Symbol:mg
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun one thousandth (1/1,000) gram
Etymologies
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Examples
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While tons of chemical fuel are needed to propel a human mission to Mars, just tens of milligrams of antimatter will do (a milligram is about one-thousandth the weight of a piece of the original M&M candy).
April 2006 2006
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And it's believed Litvinenko was poisoned with something like a milligram, which is far in excess of that.
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~ -- The system of weights and measures which we have adopted is the French or metric system; in this the gram (15.43 grains) is the unit of weight; the only other weight frequently referred to is the milligram, which is 0.001, or 1/1000 gram.
A Text-book of Assaying: For the Use of Those Connected with Mines. Cornelius Beringer 1886
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"Bristol-Myers Squibb sells Taxol to the public for $4.87 per milligram, which is more than 20 times what it costs to produce."
t r u t h o u t 2010
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As investigative journalist, Joel Bleifuss, warned in a 1995 In These Times article, "Bristol-Myers Squibb sells Taxol to the public for $4.87 per milligram, which is more than 20 times what it costs to produce."
THE MEDICAL NEWS Editors 2010
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I concentrate on two ranges: 100 milligram which is very lightweight just Rs150 onwards but very tiny items like a bindi or, tiny earrings and then there is the other range with weightage up to 100 gm.
unknown title 2009
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Lupin is the first to file a generic plea for Fortamet and upon receiving final approval from the FDA it will be entitled to 180 days of marketing exclusivity for the 500 milligram and 1 gram strengths of its product.
Lupin Expects Better Operating Margin in Two Years Rumman Ahmed 2011
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Healthy Origins brand sells 250 milligram Cognizin capsules for "memory function and health cognition."
An Energy Shot for the Brain Laura Johannes 2012
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The 2.5 milligram dose was associated with a 34% reduction in the risk of heart-related death 2.7% on the drug compared with 4.1% on the placebo and a 32% reduction in death from any cause.
J&J Drug May Have New Role Ron Winslow 2011
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These include a copycat of Andrx Labs LLC's Fortamet 500 milligram and 1 gram tablets for treating diabetes.
Lupin Expects Better Operating Margin in Two Years Rumman Ahmed 2011
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