milligram

• POS: Noun
• HYPHEN: mil=li=gram

CIDE DICTIONARY

milligram, n. [F. milligramme; milli- milli- + gramme. See 3d Gram.].

 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.  [1913 Webster]

OXFORD DICTIONARY

milligram, n. one-thousandth of a gram.

ROGET THESAURUS

milligram

Gravity

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