decigram

[ des-i-gram ]

noun

1. a unit of mass or weight equal to 1/10 (0.1) gram (1.543 grains). : dg

Word History and Origins

Origin of decigram¹

From the French word décigramme, dating back to 1800–10. See deci-, -gram ²

Example Sentences

"The other difference is, Mr. Scarth, that the prescription with the strychnine in deadly decigrams has been drawn backward instead of being written forward."

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If there is enough grit it should be weighed: we obtained 14 decigrams of grit from 10 grams of our top soil and 17 decigrams from 10 grams of bottom soil.

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The following instructions apply to the parting of an alloy containing a few decigrams of gold together with the proper proportion of silver.

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Each cachet contained three decigrams of malourea, the insidious drug notorious under its trade name of Veronal.

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