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Microgram
Unit of mass, 1 millionth of a gram / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
"μg" and "ΜG" (Greek letter mu with G) redirect here. For microgravity, see micro-g environment. Not to be confused with MG (in Latin letters) or uG (in Latin letters).
In the metric system, a microgram or microgramme is a unit of mass equal to one millionth (1×10−6) of a gram. The unit symbol is μg according to the International System of Units (SI); the recommended symbol in the United States and United Kingdom when communicating medical information is mcg. In μg, the prefix symbol for micro- is the Greek letter μ (mu).
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![]() A nutrition facts label displaying, for example, the amount of folic acid in micrograms | |
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Unit system | SI |
Unit of | mass |
Symbol | μg |
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