Milligram vs. Gram — What's the Difference?

A unit of mass equal to one thousandth (10-3) of a gram. See Table at measurement.

The gram (alternative spelling: gramme; SI unit symbol: g) is a metric system unit of mass. Originally defined as "the absolute weight of a volume of pure water equal to the cube of the hundredth part of a metre [1 cm3], and at the temperature of melting ice" (later at 4 °C, the temperature of maximum density of water).

An SI unit of mass, equivalent to one thousandth of a gram. Symbol: mg

A metric unit of mass equal to one thousandth (10-3) of a kilogram. See Table at measurement.

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.

Any of several legumes, such as the chickpea, bearing seeds used as food.

One thousandth (1/1,000) gram

The seeds of such a plant.

A grandmother.

A unit of mass equal to one-thousandth of a kilogram. Symbol: g.

A leguminous plant grown for its seeds, especially the chickpea.

(uncountable) The seeds of these plants.

Grandmother.

(US) graham

(colloquial) 'gram

Angry.

The East Indian name of the chick-pea (Cicer arietinum) and its seeds; also, other similar seeds there used for food.

A metric unit of weight equal to one thousandth of a kilogram

Danish physician and bacteriologist who developed a method of staining bacteria to distinguish among them (1853-1938)