MILLIGRAM

{ Mil″li‐gram, 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.