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Definition of "nanogram" [nanogram]

  • One billionth (10-9) of a gram. (noun)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

Use "nanogram" in a sentence
  • "Petacchi had a TUE that allowed him to have levels of salbutamol of 1000 nanograms (a nanogram is a billionth of a gram) per milliliter of urine."
  • "They are measured by a unit known as the nanogram, which is one billionth of a gram."
  • "Petacchi had a TUE that allowed him to have levels of salbutamol of 1000 nanograms a nanogram is a billionth of a gram per milliliter of urine."