nanogram

noun

nano·​gram ˈna-nə-ˌgram How to pronounce nanogram (audio)
: one billionth of a gram

Examples of nanogram in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Turner's bill, if passed, would set a legal limit of five nanograms of THC per milliliter of blood in a test taken within two hours of driving a vehicle. The Courier-Journal, 17 Jan. 2024 For example, a normal level is less than 25 nanograms per milliliter (ng/mL) for someone who is not pregnant. Lambeth Hochwald, Parents, 7 Jan. 2024 Based on this evidence, the committee concluded that the bone-strengthening benefits of vitamin D plateau when blood levels (as measured by a standard vitamin D blood test) reach 12 to 16 nanograms per milliliter. Christie Aschwanden, Scientific American, 19 Dec. 2023 In most women my age, the concentration of androstenedione, a precursor to testosterone, is between thirty and two hundred and eighty-five nanograms per decilitre. S. C. Cornell, The New Yorker, 2 Dec. 2023 Toxicology results from the autopsy showed that the woman had 160 nanograms per milliliter of tetrahydrozoline, an amount one medical examiner said would have been impossible to have in one's system just by using eye droplets. Louis Casiano, Fox News, 15 Nov. 2023 The national academies recommended that patients with readings between 2 and 20 nanograms per milliliter limit additional exposure and screen for high cholesterol, breast cancer, and, if pregnant, high blood pressure. Patricia Kime, Hannah Norman, Kff Health News, Anchorage Daily News, 16 Sep. 2023 According to Leeper, 3 nanograms per milliliter of blood would be deadly. Nadine El-Bawab, ABC News, 14 July 2023 Normally, there should be no detectable troponin, or a very low level—below 0.04 nanograms per milliliter (ng/ml) in your blood. Heidi Moawad, Md, Verywell Health, 3 July 2023

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Word History

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First Known Use

1951, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of nanogram was in 1951

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“Nanogram.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/nanogram. Accessed 18 Mar. 2024.

Kids Definition

nanogram

noun
nano·​gram
ˈnan-ə-ˌgram
: one billionth of a gram

Medical Definition

nanogram

noun
nano·​gram
variants or chiefly British nanogramme
: one billionth of a gram
abbreviation ng
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