nanogram

nanogram
noun
one billionth (1/1,000,000,000) gram
Syn: ↑ng
Hypernyms: ↑metric weight unit, ↑weight unit
Part Holonyms: ↑microgram, ↑mcg

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\\ˈnānəˌgram, ˈnan-\ noun
Etymology: nan- + gram
: a unit of mass equal to one billionth of a gram

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/nan"euh gram', nay"neuh-/, n.
one billionth of a gram. Abbr.: ng
[1950-55; NANO- + -GRAM2]

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