milligram
SayMIL-i-gram/ˈmɪlɪɡɹæm/
Pluralmilligrams
- 1A unit of weight equal to one thousandth of a gram.
Imagine cutting one gram into a thousand equal bits: each tiny bit is a milligram.
Each pill contains five milligrams of the active drug.
Even one milligram of this vitamin can help your body.
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Origin
It comes from French milligramme, made from milli- and gram.