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cen⋅ti⋅gram

[sen-ti-gram]
–noun
one 100th of a gram, equivalent to 0.1543 grain. Abbreviation: cg
Also, especially British, cen⋅ti⋅gramme.


Origin:
1795–1805; < F centigramme. See centi-, -gram 2
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cen·ti·gram   (sěn'tĭ-grām')   
n.   Abbr. cg or cgm.
A metric unit of mass equal to one hundredth (10-2) of a gram.
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Medical Dictionary

Main Entry: cen·ti·gram
Variant: or chiefly British cen·ti·gramme /-"gram/
Function: noun
: a unit of mass andweight equal to 1/100 gram
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centigram cen·ti·gram (sěn'tĭ-grām')
n.
A metric unit of mass equal to one hundredth (10-2) of a gram.

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centigram   (sěn'tĭ-grām')  Pronunciation Key 
A unit of weight in the metric system equal to 0.01 gram. See Table at measurement.
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