weight unit vs milligram

milligram vs weight unit

weight unit and milligram both are nouns.

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

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

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

Other hyponyms of weight unit include mcg, microgram, mg, 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)	milligram (noun)
a unit used to measure weight	one thousandth (1/1,000) gram
a decimal unit of weight based on the gram

Difference between weight unit and milligram

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