Hypertext Webster Gateway: "milligram"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Milligram \Mil"li*gram\, Milligramme \Mil"li*gramme\, 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.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
milligram
n : 1/1000 gram [syn: {mg}]
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