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Chapter 9.

mG—milligauss
mg—milligram
μg—microgram
Mgal/d—million gallons per day
mH—millihenry
μH—microhenry
MHz—megahertz
mHz—millihertz
mi—mile (statute)
mi 2—square mile
mi/gal—mile(s) per gallon
mi/h—mile(s) per hour
mil—mil
min—minute (time)
μin—microinch
mL—milliliter
mm—millimeter
mm 2—square millimeter
mm 3—cubic millimeter
μm 2 —square micrometer
μm 3 —cubic micrometer
μμ—micromicron (use of compound prefixes obsolete; use pm, picometer)
μμf—micromicrofarad (use of compound prefixes obsolete; use pF)
mmHg—conventional millimeter of mercury
mΩ—megohm
mo—month
mol—mole (unit of substance)
mol wt—molecular weight
mp—melting point
ms—millisecond
μs—microsecond
Mt—megaton
mV—millivolt
μV—microvolt
MW—megawatt
mW—milliwatt
μW—microwatt
MWd/t—megawatt-days per ton
Mx—maxwell
n—nano (prefix, one-billionth)
N—newton
nA—nanoampere
nF—nanofarad
N·m—newton meter
N/m 2 —newton per square meter
nmi—nautical mile
Np—neper
ns—nanosecond
N·s/m 2 —newton second per square meter
nt—nit
od—outside diameter
Oe—oersted (use of A/m, amperes per meter, preferred)
oz—ounce (avoirdupois)
p—pico (prefix, one-trillionth)
P—poise
Pa—pascal
pA—picoampere
pet—percent
pdl—poundal
pF—picofarad (micromicrofarad, obsolete)
pF—water-holding energy
pH—hydrogen-ion concentration
ph—phot; phase
pk—peck
p/m—parts per million
ps—picosecond
psi—pounds per square inch
pt—pint
pW—picowatt
qt—quart
quad—quadrillion (1015)
°R—rankine
°R—roentgen
R—degree rankine
R—degree reaumur
rad—radian
rd—rad
rem—roentgen equivalent man
r/min—revolutions per minute
rms—root mean square