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1 [gram]
–noun
| a metric unit of mass or weight equal to 15.432 grains; one thousandth of a kilogram. Abbreviation: g |
Also, especially British, gramme.
Origin:
1790–1800; < F gramme < LL gramma a small weight < Gk grámma something drawn, a small weight
1790–1800; < F gramme < LL gramma a small weight < Gk grámma something drawn, a small weight

-gram
3| a combining form extracted from telegram, used in the formation of compound words that have the general sense “message, bulletin”: culturegram; electiongram; prophecy-gram. |
gram.
mung bean
[muhng]
–noun
| 1. | a plant, Vigna radiata, of the legume family, cultivated for its edible seeds, pods, and young sprouts. |
| 2. | the seed or pod of this plant. |
Also called gram, green gram.
Origin:
1905–10; earlier moong < Hindi m
g, var. of mūg; cf. Pali, Prakrit mugga, Skt mudga
1905–10; earlier moong < Hindi m
g, var. of mūg; cf. Pali, Prakrit mugga, Skt mudga
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gram 1 (grām) n. Abbr. g or gm. or gr. A metric unit of mass equal to one thousandth (10-3) of a kilogram. See Table at measurement. [French gramme, from Late Latin gramma, a small weight, from Greek, something written, small weight; see gerbh- in Indo-European roots.] |
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Gram
Gram\, a. [AS. gram; akin to E. grim. [root]35.] Angry. [Obs.] --Havelok, the Dane.Gram
Gram\, n. [Pg. gr?o grain. See Grain.] (Bot.) The East Indian name of the chick-pea (Cicer arietinum) and its seeds; also, other similar seeds there used for food.Gram
Gram\, Gramme \Gramme\, n. [F. gramme, from Gr. ? that which is written, a letter, a small weight, fr. ? to write. See Graphic.] The unit of weight in the metric system. It was intended to be exactly, and is very nearly, equivalent to the weight in a vacuum of one cubic centimeter of pure water at its maximum density. It is equal to 15.432 grains. See Grain, n., 4. Gram degree, or Gramme degree (Physics), a unit of heat, being the amount of heat necessary to raise the temperature of one gram of pure water one degree centigrade. Gram equivalent (Electrolysis), that quantity of the metal which will replace one gram of hydrogen.
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Language Translation for : gram
Spanish:
gramo,
German:
das Gramm,
Japanese:
グラム
gram
The basic unit of measurement for mass in the metric system; one cubic centimeter of water has a mass of approximately one gram.
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1797, from Fr. gramme, from L.L. gramma "small weight," from Gk. gramma "small weight," originally "letter of the alphabet," from stem of graphein "to draw, write." Adopted into Eng. about two years before it was established in Fr. as a unit in the metric system by law of 19 frimaire, year VIII (1799).
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Main Entry: gram
Variant: or chiefly British gramme /'gram/
Function: noun
1 : a metric unit of mass equal to1/1000 kilogram and nearly equal to the mass of one cubic centimeter of water at its maximum density —abbreviation g
2 : the weight of a gramunder standard gravity
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gram (grām)
n.
Abbr. g, gm., gr.
A metric unit of mass equal to 15.432 grains, one thousandth (10-3) of a kilogram, or 0.035 ounce.
Gram (grām, gräm), Hans Christian Joachim. 1853-1938.
Danish physician who developed (1884) Gram's stain as a method of distinguishing types of bacteria.
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| gram (grām) Pronunciation Key
A unit of mass in the metric system, equal to 0.001 kilogram or 0.035 ounce. See Table at measurement. |
| Gram (gräm, grām) Pronunciation Key
Danish bacteriologist who in 1884 developed a method of staining bacteria, called Gram's stain or Gram's dye, that is used to identify and classify bacteria, often from samples of infected body fluids. The classification, called gram-negative or gram-positive, can be useful in the initial selection of antibiotics to treat the infection. |
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