Mg (en. Mg)

/ɛmʤi/

Meaning & Definition

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noun

Unit of mass that is equivalent to one thousandth of a gram.

The recommended dose is 500 mg.

La dosis recomendada es de 500 mg.

Used in pharmacology to measure the amount of active substance in medications.

This medication contains 200 mg of paracetamol.

Este medicamento contiene 200 mg de paracetamol.

In the food context, it is used to indicate the amount of nutrients or additives.

The product has 15 mg of sodium per serving.

El producto tiene 15 mg de sodio por porción.

Abbreviation of 'milligrams', it comes from the Greek 'milli' which means thousand and 'gram' which is a unit of measure.

mg of caffeine

Amount of caffeine measured in milligrams.

mg de cafeína

dose of mg

Reference to the amount of milligrams that should be administered or consumed.

dosis de mg

gram

Basic unit of mass in the metric system.

gramo

kilogram

Unit of mass that is equivalent to one thousand grams.

kilogramo

substance

Any material with a defined chemical composition.

substancia

Milligrams in terms of popular nutritional culture.

I had my shake with 30 mg of protein.

Tomé mi batido con 30 mg de proteína.

Used in the context of supplements.

This supplement has 100 mg of green tea extract.

Este suplemento tiene 100 mg de extracto de té verde.