microgram

US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(mīkrə gram′)


WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025
mi•cro•gram1  (mīkrə gram′),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. Chemistrya unit of mass or weight equal to one millionth of a gram, used chiefly in microchemistry. Symbol: μg Also,[esp. Brit.,] micro•gramme′. 
  • micro- + -gram2 1885–90

mi•cro•gram2  (mīkrə gram′),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. Opticsmicrograph (def. 2).
  • micro- + -gram1

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