dekagram
or dec·a·gram
[ dek-uh-gram ]
noun
a unit of mass or weight equal to 10 grams (0.3527 ounce avoirdupois). Abbreviation: dag
Origin of dekagram
1- Also especially British, dek·a·gramme .
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How to use dekagram in a sentence
Five of them placed in a row will, of course, give the length of the decimeter; and two of them will weigh a decagram.
Harper's Young People, April 13, 1880 | Various
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