μg

See also: µG

㎍ U+338D, ㎍ SQUARE MU G ← ㎌ [U+338C] CJK Compatibility ㎎ → [U+338E]

Translingual

Alternative forms

• ug (informal, proscribed)

Etymology

From μ- (“micro-”) +‎ g (“gram”).

Symbol

μg

2. (metrology) Symbol for microgram, an SI unit of mass equal to 10⁻⁶ grams.

   Synonyms: mcg, microg (English), ug

   • 2015 August 29, Pål A. Olsvik et al., “Effects of mining chemicals on fish: exposure to tailings containing Lilaflot D817M induces CYP1A transcription in Atlantic salmon smolt”, in BMC Research Notes‎, volume 8 (in English), →DOI:

     According to the US Environmental Protection Agency [ 6 ], long-chain substituted propanediamines, the chemical group these compounds belongs to, are considered to be toxic to aquatic organisms, with observed lethality for plankton and fish at concentrations ranging from 0.75 to 170 µg L −1 .

3. (physics) misspelling of µG (“microgauss”)