centigrams
Tiny mass units
Centigrams are units of mass in the metric system, each equal to one hundredth of a gram.
The unit is rarely used in practice—most measurements jump from grams to milligrams.
The pill contained just a few centigrams of the active ingredient.
Thousandths of grams
- kilogramsMetric mass units
- microgramsMillionths of a gram
- nanogramsMass in billionths
- scaleMeasure of relative size
balance · weighing · tare · net weight · gross weight · calibration · quantify · measure
Study of drug actions
- dosageMeasured medicine amount
- chemistryStudy of substances' interactions
- analyticalExamining parts methodically
- quantitativeConcerning measurable amounts
spectrometry · titration · reagent · sample · aliquot · formulation · compounding · pharmaceutical
Squeeze with fingertips
- traceMinute remnant or pursue
- speckMinute visible particle
- grainCereal plant's harvest unit
- particleMinute piece of matter
smidgen · dash · fraction · scant · negligible · minuscule · imperceptible · subtle difference
Degree of correctness
- exactnessCorrectness in every detail
- specificityExactness of detail
- finenessPurity or thinness measure
- calibrationAdjusting for measurement accuracy
sensitivity · tolerance · resolution · repeatability · consistency · decimal places · significant figures · error margin
Universal measurement framework
- metricStandard of measurement
- tonneThousand-kilogram mass unit
- dekagramTen-gram unit
- metric prefixScale indicator for measurements
base unit · conversion · decimal · standardized · universal
milligrams
Thousandths of grams
- kilogramsMetric mass units
- microgramsMillionths of a gram
- nanogramsMass in billionths
scale · balance · weighing · tare · net weight · gross weight · calibration · quantify · measure · mass
pharmacology
Study of drug actions
- dosageMeasured medicine amount
- chemistryStudy of substances' interactions
- analyticalExamining parts methodically
quantitative · spectrometry · titration · reagent · sample · aliquot · formulation · compounding · pharmaceutical · active ingredient
pinch
Squeeze with fingertips
particle · smidgen · dash · fraction · scant · negligible · minuscule · imperceptible · subtle difference
accuracy
Degree of correctness
- exactnessCorrectness in every detail
- specificityExactness of detail
- finenessPurity or thinness measure
calibration · sensitivity · tolerance · resolution · repeatability · consistency · decimal places · significant figures · error margin · trace amounts
SI
Universal measurement framework
metric prefix · base unit · conversion · decimal · standardized · universal
centigramsmetric tons
Units of 1000 kilograms
tonnes · megagrams · kilograms · gigatons · gigatonnes
- degrees centigradeTemperature measurement system