Meaning & use
centigram
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A unit of mass in the metric system equal to one hundredth of a gram.
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The recipe called for two centigrams of a rare spice, measured on a precise scale.
Laboratory scales can often detect differences as small as a centigram.
A note on using this word
Rarely used in everyday life since milligrams and grams are more common, but it appears in scientific and pharmaceutical contexts.
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