nanogram
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- noun
- /ˈnænəˌɡræm/
- Specialized
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nanogramo
- A single nanogram is one billionth of a gram, often used to measure tiny amounts in scientific research.
- nanograms per gram
- nanograms per liter
A single nanogram is as heavy as a breeze.
- A single nanogram is as heavy as a breeze.
- A standard unit of measurement for DNA is known as a nanogram.
- If you normalize them all to the same nanograms per deciliter, you would find that a healthy woman has more testosterone than she does estrogen.
Examples
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The final MWC organic standard is a dioxin/furan emission limit of thirty nanograms per dry standard cubic meter (dscm) at seven percent oxygen (O2).
Academic text (1993) -
There is no question that some people at that five-nanogram level would be impaired.
Blog text (1) -
Your lawyer tells you that the 5 nanogram limit is a strict liability.
Blog text (28) -
Colorado legislature rejected a per se 5 nanogram standard three times!
Blog text (1) -
His technique is so refined it can work with a mere fifty nanograms of material.
Fiction book (1990) -
Okay, 1,000 nanograms equals one microgram.
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Some studies concluded that blood-THC concentrations ranged from about 2 to 8 nanograms per milliliter.
Academic text (2017) -
Sensible Washington points out that pot smokers could test over the limit (5 nanograms per milliliter of blood) days after smoking.
Blog text (4) -
The authors reported average values of 0.19 nanograms per milliliter (ng/ml) of blood from pregnant women.
Blog text (14) -
EPA estimates the risk at 1,560 additional cases of cancer per 10,000 people exposed for a lifetime to one nanogram of 2,3,7,8-TCDD per kilogram of body weight each day.
Academic text (1993)
Synonyms
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A unit of mass equal to one billionth of a gram
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Etymology
Nanogram starts with nano-, a prefix from Greek that means 'very small' or 'dwarf', and ends with gram, a common unit of mass. So a nanogram is 'one billionth of a gram', a very, very small weight.