milligray

milligray

See also: milli-gray

English

Etymology

Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *sem-
Proto-Indo-European *sm̥-
Proto-Indo-European *-is
Proto-Indo-European *-h₂
Proto-Indo-European *-ih₂
Proto-Indo-European *smih₂
Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰes-
Proto-Indo-European *-lom
Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰéslom
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Proto-Indo-European *-ih₂
Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰéslih₂
Proto-Indo-European *smih₂ǵʰéslih₂
Proto-Italic *smīɣeslī
Latin mīlleder.
French milli-
English milli-
English gray
English milligray

    From milli- + gray.

    Noun

    milligray (plural milligrays)

    1. (physics) A unit of energy absorbed from ionizing radiation equal to 10-3 grays
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