dekagram

American

[dek-uh-gram] / ˈdɛk əˌgræm /

especially British, dekagramme or decagram

noun

a unit of mass or weight equal to 10 grams (0.3527 ounce avoirdupois). dag

Etymology

Origin of dekagram

From the French word décagramme, dating back to 1800–10. See deka-, -gram ²

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Metric Weights.--10 milligrams 1 centigram, 10 centigrams 1 decigram, 10 decigrams 1 gram, 10 grams 1 dekagram, 10 dekagrams 1 hektogram, 10 hektograms 1 kilogram.

From The Handy Cyclopedia of Things Worth Knowing A Manual of Ready Reference by Triemens, Joseph

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