weight unit vs microgram

microgram vs weight unit

weight unit and microgram both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
weight unit	Yes	No	No	No
microgram	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, microgram is a hyponym of weight unit; that is, microgram is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than weight unit:

weight unit: a decimal unit of weight based on the gram
microgram: one millionth (1/1,000,000) gram

Other hyponyms of weight unit include mcg, mg, milligram, nanogram, ng, grain, metric grain, decigram, dg, carat, g, gm, gram, gramme, gram-atomic weight, gram atom, gram molecule, mol, mole, dag, decagram, dekagram, dkg, hectogram, hg, kg, kilo, kilogram, myg, myriagram, centner, centner, doppelzentner, hundredweight, metric hundredweight, quintal, metric ton, MT, t, tonne, gigatonne, Gt.

weight unit (noun)	microgram (noun)
a unit used to measure weight	one millionth (1/1,000,000) gram
a decimal unit of weight based on the gram

Difference between weight unit and microgram

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