Definitions

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  • noun A unit of mass equal to 1,000,000 grams. Symbol: Mg

Etymologies

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mega- + gram

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Examples

  • These factors are usually expressed as the weight of pollutant divided by a unit weight, volume, distance, or duration of the activity emitting the pollutant (e.g., kilograms of particulate emitted per megagram of coal burned).

    Emissions factors 2007

  • These factors are usually expressed as the weight of pollutant divided by a unit weight, volume, distance, or duration of the activity emitting the pollutant (e.g., kilograms of particulate emitted per megagram of coal burned).

    Citizendium, the Citizens' Compendium - Recent changes [en] 2008

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