milligray

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noun

A unit of energy absorbed from ionizing radiation equal to 10⁻³ grays

OriginEnglish gray ← French milli- ← Latin mīlle →
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Meanings

nounmilligray (plural milligrays)

plural milligrays

  1. natural sciencesA unit of energy absorbed from ionizing radiation equal to 10⁻³ grays

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*sem-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*sm̥-
  3. Proto-Indo-European*smih₂
  4. Proto-Indo-European*ǵʰes-
  5. Proto-Indo-European*ǵʰéslom
  6. Proto-Indo-European*ǵʰéslih₂
  7. Proto-Indo-European*smih₂ǵʰéslih₂
  8. Proto-Italic*smīɣeslī
  9. Latinmīlle
  10. Frenchmilli-
  11. Englishmilli-
  12. Englishgray
  13. Englishmilligray

From milli- + gray.

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APA

milligray. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/milligray

MLA

“milligray.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/milligray. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “milligray,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/milligray.

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