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HECTOGRAM

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does hectogram mean? 

HECTOGRAM (noun)
  The noun HECTOGRAM has 1 sense:

1. 100 gramsplay

  Familiarity information: HECTOGRAM used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


HECTOGRAM (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

100 grams

Classified under:

Nouns denoting quantities and units of measure

Synonyms:

hectogram; hg

Hypernyms ("hectogram" is a kind of...):

metric weight unit; weight unit (a decimal unit of weight based on the gram)

Meronyms (parts of "hectogram"):

dag; decagram; dekagram; dkg (10 grams)

Holonyms ("hectogram" is a part of...):

kg; kilo; kilogram (one thousand grams; the basic unit of mass adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites)


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