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mi•cro•gram1
(mī′krə gram′),USA pronunciation n.
mi•cro•gram2 (mī′krə gram′),USA pronunciation n.
- Chemistrya unit of mass or weight equal to one millionth of a gram, used chiefly in microchemistry. Symbol: μg Also,[esp. Brit.,] mi′cro•gramme′.
- micro- + -gram2 1885–90
mi•cro•gram2 (mī′krə gram′),USA pronunciation n.
- Opticsmicrograph (def. 2).
- micro- + -gram1
'microgram' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):