decigram

dec·i·gram

[des-i-gram]
noun
a unit of mass or weight equal to 1 / 10 gram (1.543 grains). Abbreviation: dg
Also, especially British, dec·i·gramme.

Origin:
1800–10; < French décigramme. See deci-, -gram2

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decigram

noun
1/10 gram 
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