Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

microg

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 1.45 in modern English

Syllables: mi-crog
IPA

11

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Alternative form of mcg.

Example Sentences

"A luciferase reporter gene knock-down of up to 90% was possible using extremely low cell exposures with only 2.5 microg MSN containing 32 pM siRNA per 100 microL well.."

Etymology

From micro- + g (“gram”).

Inflected Forms

microgs (plural)

Questions

What does microg mean?: Alternative form of mcg.
Where does microg come from?: From micro- + g (“gram”).

How to pronounce microg

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