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  2. Orders of magnitude (mass) - Wikipedia

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    Mosquitoes, common smaller species (about 2.5 milligrams), [53] grain of salt or sand, [54] medicines are typically expressed in milligrams [55] 10 −5 centigram (cg) 1.1 × 10 −5 kg Small granule of quartz (2 mm diameter, 11 milligrams) [56] 2 × 10 −5 kg Adult housefly (Musca domestica, 21.4 milligrams) [57] 10 −4 decigram (dg) 0.27 ...

  3. Minimum inhibitory concentration - Wikipedia

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    The MIC is often expressed in micrograms per milliliter (μg/mL) or milligrams per liter (mg/L). In diagnostic labs, MIC test results are used to grade the susceptibility of microbes. These grades are assigned based on agreed upon values called breakpoints.

  4. Microscale chemistry - Wikipedia

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    Microscale chemistry (often referred to as small-scale chemistry, in German: Chemie im Mikromaßstab) is an analytical method and also a teaching method widely used at school and at university levels, working with small quantities of chemical substances. While much of traditional chemistry teaching centers on multi-gramme preparations ...

  5. Nutrient - Wikipedia

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    Micronutrients are needed in smaller amounts (milligrams or micrograms); they have subtle biochemical and physiological roles in cellular processes, like vascular functions or nerve conduction. Inadequate amounts of essential nutrients or diseases that interfere with absorption, result in a deficiency state that compromises growth, survival and ...

  6. Microparticle - Wikipedia

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    These biological microparticles are thought to be shed from the plasma membrane of the cell as lipid bilayer-bound entities that are typically larger than 100 nm in diameter. "Microparticle" has been used most frequently in this sense in the hemostasis literature, usually as a term for platelet EVs found in the blood circulation .

  7. Kosher Salt vs. Table Salt: An Expert Explains the Difference

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    Texture, grain size, and volume: While table salt has very fine grains, kosher salt has large flakes that take up more space. The difference in size and volume is perhaps the most important ...

  8. A minuscule handbag measuring just 657 by 222 by 700 microns (or less than 0.03 inches wide) sold for over $63,000 at an online auction Wednesday.

  9. Microplastics Are in All of Us. Just How Bad Is That, Really?

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    However, by their nature, plastics can break down and degrade into smaller pieces. At the same time, scientists have found that plastic materials can exist for decades, if not longer, without ...