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dec⋅i⋅gram

  [des-i-gram]
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–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; < F décigramme. See deci-, -gram 2
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dec·i·gram   (děs'ĭ-grām')   
n.   Abbr. dg
A metric unit of mass or weight equal to one-tenth (10-1) of a gram.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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Medical Dictionary

Main Entry: deci·gram
Variant: also British deci·gramme /'des-&-"gram/
Function: noun
: a metric unit of mass and weightequal to 1/10 gram
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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