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microgram

/ˈmaɪ.kɹəˌɡɹæm/US/ˈmaɪ.kɹəˌɡɹæm/

microgram noun: an SI unit of mass equal to 10⁻⁶ grams. Symbol: μg A unit of mass equal to one millionth of a gram, or 0.000 001 grams.

Noun

microgram (plural micrograms)

  1. An SI unit of mass equal to 10⁻⁶ grams. Symbol: μg A unit of mass equal to one millionth of a gram, or 0.000 001 grams.
    • Holonyms: milligram < gram < kilogram < megagram < gigagram
    • Meronyms: picogram < nanogram
    Synonyms:
    gamma

microgram meaning in Tamil, Bengali, Telugu and Thai

microgram in Tamil

ஒருகிராமில் நூறு நூராயிரத்தில் ஒன்று

microgram in Bengali

µg
মাইক্রোগ্রাম maikrōgram

microgram in Telugu

µg
మైక్రోగ్రాము maikrōgrāmu

microgram in Thai

µg
ไมโครกรัม
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microgram in Vietnamese
micrôgam

Synonyms of microgram

Forms of microgram

pluralmicrograms

Origin of microgram

From micro- + gram.

Words formed from microgram

Questions about microgram

What does microgram mean?
Microgram means an SI unit of mass equal to 10⁻⁶ grams. Symbol: μg A unit of mass equal to one millionth of a gram, or 0.000 001 grams.
What is microgram in Tamil?
Microgram in Tamil is ஒருகிராமில் நூறு நூராயிரத்தில் ஒன்று. See Microgram meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is microgram?
Microgram is a noun.
How do you pronounce microgram?
Microgram is pronounced /ˈmaɪ.kɹəˌɡɹæm/ (UK).
What is the plural of microgram?
The plural of microgram is micrograms.

Words near microgram in the dictionary

  1. micrografted
  2. micrografting
  3. micrografts
  4. micrograin
  5. micrograins
  6. microgram
  7. microgramme
  8. microgrammes
  9. micrograms
  10. microgranite
  11. microgranites

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Adapted from Wiktionary: microgram (page history and authors); microgram (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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