| NOUN | quantity | mg, milligram | one thousandth (1/1,000) gram |
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| substance | Mg, magnesium, atomic number 12 | a light silver-white ductile bivalent metallic element |
| Meaning | One thousandth (1/1,000) gram. | |
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| Synonym | milligram | |
| Part of | grain, metric grain | A weight unit used for pearls or diamonds |
| Parts | microgram, mcg | One millionth (1/1,000,000) gram |
| Broader | metric weight unit, weight unit | A decimal unit of weight based on the gram |
| Catalan | mg, mil·ligram | |
| Spanish | miligramo | |
| Meaning | A light silver-white ductile bivalent metallic element; in pure form it burns with brilliant white flame; occurs naturally only in combination (as in magnesite and dolomite and carnallite and spinel and olivine). | |
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| Synonyms | magnesium, atomic number 12 | |
| Broader | metallic element, metal | Any of several chemical elements that are usually shiny solids that conduct heat or electricity and can be formed into sheets etc. |
| Substance of | carnallite | A white or reddish mineral consisting of hydrous chlorides / chlorides of potassium and magnesium |
| dolomite, bitter spar | A light colored mineral consisting of calcium magnesium carbonate | |
| magnesite | A white mineral consisting of magnesium carbonate | |
| olivine | A mineral consisting of magnesium iron silicate | |
| periclase, magnesia, magnesium oxide | A white solid mineral that occurs naturally as periclase | |
| spinel | A hard glassy mineral consisting of an oxide of magnesium and aluminum | |
| Catalan | magnesi, número atòmic 12 | |