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milligram

mil·li·gram

milligram

 
pronunciation:
mI l graem
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part of speech: noun
definition: a unit of weight equal to one thousandth of a gram. (abbreviated: mg)
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The word milligram contains the following part:
mill, milli, -illion Latin root that means thousand