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gram

268 1.0
A small unit of weight equal to one thousandth of a kilogram
  • noun
  • /ɡræm/
  • Specialized
translation icon : gramo
  • He measured the ingredients precisely, using a scale that read one gram for accuracy.
  • 10 g
  • 50 g
  • 5 g

And sail itself contains a few grams of equipment.

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Examples

  • So we've broken these down gram per gram to compare them for each category.

  • Daniel sat at the kitchen table, comparing the number of fiber grams on cereal boxes.

    Fiction book (2002)
  • And in that box you get almost a gram of product per thing.

  • And so he text me asking if I could middle man a gram and I did.

  • And you take about a gram, give her so a day.

  • Barely hold, probably half a gram, but thank you.

  • You got about ten grams there.

  • And only four net grams of carbs in each serving.

  • Twenty-five grams next week.

  • As far as fat goes, for 2,500 calories, you're gonna want about 80 grams of total fat in a day.

Synonyms

gm
vsgram
355 2.0

A unit of weight in the metric system equal to one thousandth of a kilogram

is the full written form rather than the abbreviated letters
g
vsgram
1.0

A unit of mass equal to one thousandth of a kilogram

is the full written form rather than the single-letter symbol

Compounds

Gram stain
  • Specialized
1 5.1

A lab test that uses dyes and a microscope to show if bacteria keep a purple colour

golden gram
  • Indian
7.1

A small green seed from the mung bean plant that is eaten or sprouted

green gram
  • Indian
5.6

A small edible bean used in Asian cooking

7.9

The mass in grams of one mole of an element

gram atom
  • Archaic
7.5

An amount of an element that weighs in grams the same as its atomic weight

gram calorie
  • Archaic
6.1

A unit of heat equal to energy needed to raise 1 gram of water by 1°C at normal air pressure

gram equivalent
  • Specialized
7.4

Amount of a substance in grams that reacts with 8 grams of oxygen or 1.008 grams of hydrogen

Gram method
  • Specialized
4.4

A lab method to tell types of bacteria by staining them to see if they keep a purple dye

grim-gram
  • Slang
9.9

A social media post that shows sad or negative feelings

horse gram
  • Indian
9.9

A small plant that people in India grow for its edible seeds and for animal feed

red gram
  • Indian
8.4

A tropical plant grown for its small edible seeds used like peas

How Heavy

tonne
  • UK
15 2.4
kilogram
  • Specialized
28 1.0
hectogram
  • Specialized
6.5
decagram
  • Specialized
1 6.3
gram
  • Specialized
268 1.0
milligram
  • Specialized
142 2.3

Surface Forms

gram singular
grams plural

Etymology

Gram comes from an old Greek word gramma that meant 'small weight', so it became the name for a very small unit of mass. That's why you also see the same root in kilogram, where kilo- means 'thousand', and a gram is one small part of a kilo.