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milligram

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++
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mil·li·gram (also milligramme British English) /ˈmɪləɡræm/ noun [countable] (written abbreviation mg)  TMa unit for measuring weight. There are 1,000 milligrams in one gram. 毫克〔重量单位〕
Examples from the Corpus
milligramHealth agencies continue to recommend the 300 milligram per day limit, and it is required on food labels.At the moment protein A is so scarce it costs between £5 and £10 a milligram.Halcion was first sold in this country in 1982 at dosages up to half a milligram for 14 days use.
mil·li·gram nounChineseSyllable
Corpus weight. 1,000 for a measuring unit There are


milligram
milligram (also milligramme British English) /ˈmɪləɡræm, ˈmɪlɪɡræm/ noun [countable] (written abbreviation mg)
a unit for measuring weight. There are 1,000 milligrams in one gram.


🔑 milli·gram (BrE also milli·gramme) BrE /ˈmɪliɡræm/ 🔊NAmE /ˈmɪliɡræm/ 🔊 noun (abbreviation mg) a unit for measuring weight; a 1 000th of a gram 毫克;千分之一克