
Noah Webster
Milligram
MIL'LIGRAM, noun [Latin mille, a thousand, and Gr. a gram.]
In the system of French weights and measures, the thousandth part of a gram, equal to a cubic millimeter of water.
The milligram is equal to .0154 English grains.
MIL'LIGRAM, noun [Latin mille, a thousand, and Gr. a gram.]
In the system of French weights and measures, the thousandth part of a gram, equal to a cubic millimeter of water.
The milligram is equal to .0154 English grains.