nanogram

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noun

An SI unit of mass equal to 10⁻⁹ grams. Symbol: ng

“Meronym: picogram”

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OriginEnglish gram ← Latin nānus ← Ancient Greek νᾶνος (nânos) →
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Meanings

nounnanogram (plural nanograms)

plural nanograms

  1. metrologyAn SI unit of mass equal to 10⁻⁹ grams. Symbol: ng

    Meronym: picogram

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    Holonyms: microgram < milligram < gram < kilogram < megagram < gigagram

Synonyms & antonyms

nounone billionth (1/1,000,000,000) gram

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metric weight unitweight unit
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Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Ancient Greekνᾶνος (nânos)
  2. Latinnānus
  3. Englishnano-
  4. Englishgram
  5. Englishnanogram

From nano- + gram.

Full word history & related roots →

Translations

French nanogramme
  • nanogrammeTranslations
Italian nanogrammo
  • nanogrammoTranslations
Spanish nanogramo
  • nanogramoTranslations
Thai นาโนกรัม
  • นาโนกรัมTranslations
Vietnamese nanôgam
  • nanôgamTranslations

Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

nonagram
Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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